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Professor Ragnar Löfstedt
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Luoma SN, Löfstedt RE. Salmon contamination and the public's trust. Environment Science and
Technology 2007
Löfstedt RE. The Impact of the Cox-2 inhibitor issue on perceptions of the pharmaceutical industry:
Content analysis and communication implications. J of Health Communication 2007; 12:xx
Löfstedt RE. How can we make risk communication better: Where are we and where are we
going? J Risk Research 2006, 9:xx
Löfstedt RE, and Fairman R. Commentary: Scientific peer review to inform regulatory decision
making: A European perspective. Risk Analysis 2006; 26:25-31.
Löfstedt RE. Risk communication and management in the twenty-first century. International Public
Management Journal 2004; 7: 335-346.
Löfstedt RE. The swing of the regulatory pendulum in Europe: From precautionary principle to
(regulatory) impact analysis. J of Risk and Uncertainty 2004; 28: 237-260.
Löfstedt RE. Science communication and the Swedish acrylamide 'alarm'. J of Health
Communication 2003; 8:407-430.
Lofstedt RE. Risk communication: Pitfalls and promises. European Review 2003; 11:417-435.
Löfstedt RE. Regulatory Negotiation: The Case of the International Paper’s Hydrodam ReLicensing Procedure in Risk Management: An International Journal, 2003; 4:37-54
Löfstedt RE. A European Perspective on the NRC ‘Red Book’, Risk Assessment in the Federal
Government: Managing the Process. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, 2003; 9: 13271335.
Löfstedt RE. Public perceptions of the Mars sample return program in Space Policy, 2003; 19:283292.
Löfstedt RE. The Precautionary Principle: Risk, Regulation and Politics. Trans IChemE, 2003;
81:Part B:36-43.
Löfstedt RE, Bostrom, A. Communicating Risk: Wireless and Hardwired. Risk Analysis, 2003;
23:241–248.
Löfstedt RE. Swedish Chemical Regulation: An Overview and Analysis. Risk Analysis, 2003;
23:411–421.
Löfstedt RE. Hormesis and risk communication: A comment to Ortwin Renn. Belle Newsletter,
2002; 11:31-33.
Löfstedt RE, Fischhoff B, and Fischhoff I. Precautionary principles: General definitions and specific
applications to genetically manipulated organisms GMOs. Journal of Policy Analysis and
Management, 2002; 21:381-407.
Löfstedt RE. Good and bad examples of sitting and building biosafety level 4 laboratories: a study
of Winnipeg, Galveston and Etobicoke. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2002; 93: 47-66.
Löfstedt RE. Trust and the nuclear power industry. Environment, 2001; 43:41-43.
Sinclair P, Löfstedt RE. The influence of trust in a biomass application: the case study of Sutton,
UK. Biomass and Bioenergy, 2001; 21:177-184.
Löfstedt RE. Risk and regulation: Boat owners’ perceptions of recent antifouling legislation. Risk
Management: An International Journal, 2001; 3:33-46.
Löfstedt RE, Vogel D. Response to commentaries. Risk Analysis, 2001; 21:577-578.
Löfstedt RE, Vogel D. The changing character of regulation: A comparison of Europe and the
United States. Risk Analysis, 2001; 21:399-406.
Löfstedt RE. Playing politics with energy policy: The phase-out of nuclear power in Sweden.
Environment, 2001; 43:20-33.
Löfstedt RE, Ikeda S, Thompson KM. Risk management across the globe: Insights from a
comparative look at Sweden, Japan, and the United States, Risk Analysis. 2000; 20:157-161.
Boholm Å, RE Löfstedt. Issues of risk, trust and knowledge: The Hallandsas tunnel case. Ambio,
1999; 28: 556-561.
Löfstedt RE. The role of trust in the North Blackforest: An evaluation of a citizen panel project.
Risk: Health, Safety and Environment, 1999; 10:10-30.
Löfstedt RE, Boholm Å. Off track in Sweden. Environment, 1999; 41:16-20, 40-44.
Löfstedt RE. Transboundary environmental problems: The case of the burning of coal in Poland for
heating and electricity purposes. Global Environmental Change, 1998; 8:329-340.
Löfstedt RE. Sweden’s biomass controversy: a case study of communicating policy issues.
Environment, 1998; 40: 16-20, 42-45.
Löfstedt RE. Sweden’s future energy policy. Energy Policy, 1997; 25: 383-386.
Löfstedt RE. and Renn O. The Brent Spar controversy: An example of risk communication gone
wrong. Risk Analysis, 1997; 17: 131-136.
32. Löfstedt RE. Evaluation of two siting strategies: The case of two UK waste tire incinerators. Risk
Health Safety and Environment, 1997; 8:63-77.
33. Collier U, Löfstedt RE. Think globally act locally? Local climate change and energy policies in
Sweden and the UK. Global Environmental Change, 1997; 7: 25-40.
34. Löfstedt RE. Risk communication: The Barsebäck nuclear plant case. Energy Policy, 1996;
24:689-696.
35. Löfstedt RE. The use of biomass energy in a regional context: the case of Växjö Energi, Sweden.
Biomass and Bioenergy, 1996; 11:33-42.
36. Löfstedt RE.,Sepp K , Kelly L. Partnerships to reduce greenhouse emissions in the Baltic.
Environment, 1996; 38:16-20, 40-42.
37. Löfstedt RE. Fairness across borders: The Barsebäck nuclear power plant. Risk Health, Safety
and Environment, 1996; 7:135-144.
38. Linnerooth-Bayer J. and Löfstedt RE. Fairness and siting: introduction to a symposium. Risk
Health, Safety and Environment, 1996; 7: 95-98.
39. Linnerooth-Bayer J. and Löfstedt RE eds., IIASA Symposium on Fairness and Siting. Special issue
of Risk: Health, Safety and Environment, 1996; 7:2.
40. Löfstedt RE. An evaluation of a UK energy conservation programme. Energy and Environment,
1996; 7: 41-49.
41. Löfstedt RE and Sjöstedt, G. Environmental aid to Eastern Europe: problems and possible
solutions. Ambio, 1995; 24:366-370.
42. Löfstedt RE. Observations on Scandinavian ties with the Baltic States in the Post-Soviet era. PostSoviet Geography, 1995; 36:253-256.
43. Löfstedt RE. Why are public perception studies on the environment ignored? Global Environmental
Change, 1995; 5: 83-85.
44. Löfstedt RE. What Factors Determine Sweden's Provision of Environmental Aid to Eastern
Europe? Global Environmental Change, 1995; 5:41-49.
45. Löfstedt RE. A comment to Fisher and Berglund letter to the editor discussing Swedish energy
policy. Futures, 1994; 26:1106-1107.
46. Löfstedt RE. Environmental Aid to Eastern Europe; Swedish and Estonian perspectives. Post
Soviet Geography, 1994; 35:594-607.
47. Löfstedt RE. Energy and Lifestyles in Europe. OGUT, 1993; 13:42-49.
48. Löfstedt RE. Overview-commenting on Nilsson et al. Environment, 1993; 35:5.
49. Löfstedt RE. Lay Perspectives Concerning Global Climate Change in Austria. Energy and
Environment, 1993; 4: 140-154.
50. Löfstedt RE. Risk Communication in the Swedish Energy Sector. Energy Policy, 1993; 21:768-772.
51. Löfstedt RE. Hard Habits to Break: energy conservation patterns in Sweden. Environment, 1993;
35: 11-15, 33 - 36.
52. Löfstedt RE. Lay Perspectives of Global Climate Change in Sweden. Energy and Environment,
1992; 3:161-175.
53. Löfstedt R E. Climate Change Perceptions and Energy-Use. Decisions in Northern Sweden.
Global Environmental Change, 1991; 1: 321-324.
54. Löfstedt RE. Public Perceptions Towards Various Energy Sources in Sweden. Energy. The
International Journal 1991; 16: 1059-1065.
55. Löfstedt RE and White A. Chernobyl: Four Years Later. The Repercussions Continue.
Environment 1990; 32, April: 2-5.