Environmental psychology

Environmental psychology

Resource: Ch. 2 of Environmental Psychology, University Library, and peer-reviewed journals

Select an environmental risk, such as climate change, and research two articles from peer-reviewed journals that have different perceptions of the level of risk (i.e., low, high).

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper based on your chosen articles. Provide a summary of each article. Compare and contrast the risk perceptions presented in each article. Identify any environmental stressors that are related to the environmental risk. Conclude with a discussion of your own risk perception of the issue. Explain your stance and be sure to cite appropriate sources. This should not be strictly based on your opinion.

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Climatic change

            Climatic change can be defined as the long term change in the distribution of weather conditions of a place. This period is considered to be long, as it is viewed to range from centuries to millions of years. This change in weather conditions might entail changes in the average weather conditions of a place or the distribution of weather patterns around the average weather conditions. There are several causes of climate change, which range from natural to man-made causes. Human-made causes include industrialization and deforestation, which………………….

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