Mapping risk and benefit perceptions of energy sources: comparing public and expert mental models in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore

• Main Authors: Ho, Shirley S., Yu, Peihan, Tandoc, Edson C., Chuah, Agnes S. F.
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Mental Model; Risk Perception
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/162398
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Traditionally reliant on fossil fuels, Southeast Asian countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore – plan to introduce cleaner energy (e.g., renewable energy) into their energy mix. To gauge public support, an understanding of their risk and benefit perceptions of energy technologies is necessary...