Peer-Reviewer

I enjoy reviewing the work of colleagues to keep me updated on the latest and most relevant scientific research in risk perception and decision making.

Below are some of the publishers I have more recently worked with.

Nature publishes the finest peer-reviewed research that drives ground-breaking discovery, and is read by thought-leaders and decision-makers around the world. Scientific Reports is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific by Nature Portfolio, covering all areas of the natural sciences. It is the 5th most-cited journal in the world.

Risk Analysis, the official journal received by all members of the Society for Risk Analysis (SRA), provides a focal point for new developments in the theory and practice of risk analysis for researchers and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines, including behavioral, biological, decision, economic, engineering, health, physical, and social sciences. Its research and perspective articles focus on risk assessment, management, perception, and communication in the topic areas of human health, safety, and the built and natural environment.

Research Handbook on Climate Change Adaptation Policy‘This thoughtful, timely and comprehensive perspective on climate change adaptation policy provides insights into adaptation as it transitions from theory and planning towards practical implementation. The book is comprehensive and essential reading for all researchers, practitioners, policy- and decision-makers wanting to understand why adaptation is the way it is – why action is sometimes delayed, ineffective or maladaptive, and what the barriers are to achieving successful outcomes.’ – Jean Palutikof, Griffith University, Australia

At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability and DisastersThe term 'natural disaster' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase 'natural disaster' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed. The updated new edition confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters and discusses disaster not as an

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