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3858
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Overview

Sabine Pahl is affiliated with the University of Vienna in Austria and conducts research primarily within the fields of Environmental Science and Social Sciences. Their work encompasses several specialized areas, including Sociology and Political Science, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The main topics addressed in Sabine Pahl's research include:

  • Environmental Education and Sustainability
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Climate Change Communication and Perception
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Place Attachment and Urban Studies
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Sabine Pahl's publication record includes contributions to a range of academic journals, with a concentration of articles in the following venues:

  • Journal of Environmental Psychology (14 publications)
  • Environment International (3 publications)
  • Frontiers in Psychology (3 publications)
  • Annals of Global Health (2 publications)
  • Frontiers in Marine Science (2 publications)

Recent papers associated with Sabine Pahl highlight various dimensions of environmental psychology, pollution research, and public health impacts. Notable publications include:

  • "Nature contact, nature connectedness and associations with health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours," 2020, Journal of Environmental Psychology
  • "Twenty years of microplastic pollution research-what have we learned?", 2024, Science
  • "The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health," 2023, Annals of Global Health
  • "Associations between pro-environmental behaviour and neighbourhood nature, nature visit frequency and nature appreciation: Evidence from a nationally representative survey in England," 2020, Environment International
  • "Regulation of plastic from a circular economy perspective," 2021, Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry

Among frequent collaborators, Sabine Pahl has worked most extensively with Mathew P. White, followed by Isabel Richter, Richard C. Thompson, Lewis R. Elliott, and Kayleigh J. Wyles. These coauthors contribute to overlapping areas of environmental and social science research, reflecting collaborative efforts in related domains.

Best Publications

  • Blue space: The importance of water for preference, affect, and restorativeness ratings of natural and built scenes

    Mathew White;Amanda Smith;Kelly Humphryes;Sabine Pahl

  • Nature contact, nature connectedness and associations with health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours

    Leanne Martin;Leanne Martin;Mathew P. White;Anne Hunt;Miles Richardson

  • Feelings of restoration from recent nature visits

    Mathew P. White;Sabine Pahl;Katherine Ashbullby;Stephen Herbert

  • Natural environments and subjective wellbeing: Different types of exposure are associated with different aspects of wellbeing

    Mathew P. White;Sabine Pahl;Sabine Pahl;Benedict W. Wheeler;Michael H. Depledge

  • Are Some Natural Environments More Psychologically Beneficial Than Others? The Importance of Type and Quality on Connectedness to Nature and Psychological Restoration:

    Kayleigh J. Wyles;Kayleigh J. Wyles;Mathew P. White;Caroline Hattam;Sabine Pahl

  • Marine litter education boosts children’s understanding and self-reported actions

    Bonny L. Hartley;Richard C. Thompson;Sabine Pahl

  • A Scientific Perspective on Microplastics in Nature and Society

    B. Koelmans;S. Pahl;T. Backhaus;F. Bessa

  • Microplastics in personal care products: Exploring perceptions of environmentalists, beauticians and students

    Alison Anderson;Alison Anderson;Jane Grose;Sabine Pahl;Richard Thompson

  • Exploring public views on marine litter in Europe: Perceived causes, consequences and pathways to change.

    Bonny L. Hartley;Sabine Pahl;Joana Veiga;Thomais Vlachogianni

  • The beach as a setting for families’ health promotion: A qualitative study with parents and children living in coastal regions in Southwest England

    Katherine A. Ashbullby;Sabine Pahl;Paul Webley;Matthew P. White

  • Perceptions of time in relation to climate change

    Sabine Pahl;Stephen Sheppard;Christine Boomsma;Christopher Robert Groves

  • Trust in risky messages: the role of prior attitudes.

    Mathew P. White;Sabine Pahl;Marc J. Buehner;Andres Haye

  • Associations between pro-environmental behaviour and neighbourhood nature, nature visit frequency and nature appreciation: Evidence from a nationally representative survey in England.

    Ian Alcock;Mathew P White;Sabine Pahl;Raquel Duarte-Davidson

  • Factors That Can Undermine the Psychological Benefits of Coastal Environments: Exploring the Effect of Tidal State, Presence, and Type of Litter.

    Kayleigh J. Wyles;Kayleigh J. Wyles;Sabine Pahl;Katrina Thomas;Richard C. Thompson

  • Comparative optimism for environmental risks

    Sabine Pahl;P.R. Harris;Helen A. Todd;Derek R. Rutter

  • Regulation of plastic from a circular economy perspective

    Kristian Syberg;Maria Bille Nielsen;Lauge Peter Westergaard Clausen;Geert van Calster

  • Optimism, Pessimism, and the Direction of Self–Other Comparisons

    J.Richard Eiser;Sabine Pahl;Yvonne R.A. Prins

  • Can Beach Cleans Do More Than Clean-Up Litter? Comparing Beach Cleans to Other Coastal Activities

    Kayleigh J. Wyles;Kayleigh J. Wyles;Sabine Pahl;Matthew Holland;Richard C. Thompson

  • Marine Biota and Psychological Well-Being A Preliminary Examination of Dose–Response Effects in an Aquarium Setting

    Deborah Cracknell;Mathew P. White;Sabine Pahl;Wallace J. Nichols

  • Channelling passion for the ocean towards plastic pollution.

    Sabine Pahl;Kayleigh J. Wyles;Richard C. Thompson

  • Enhancing public awareness and promoting co-responsibility for marine litter in Europe: The challenge of MARLISCO.

    Joana M. Veiga;Thomais Vlachogianni;Sabine Pahl;Richard C. Thompson

Frequent Co-Authors

Mathew P. White
Mathew P. White University of Vienna
Michael H. Depledge
Michael H. Depledge University of Exeter
Jon May
Jon May Plymouth University
Jackie Andrade
Jackie Andrade Plymouth University
J. Richard Eiser
J. Richard Eiser University of Sheffield
Benedict W. Wheeler
Benedict W. Wheeler University of Exeter
François Galgani
François Galgani French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Philippe Soudant
Philippe Soudant French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Peter R. Harris
Peter R. Harris University of Sussex
Albert A. Koelmans
Albert A. Koelmans Wageningen University & Research

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