One of my professors, JC Oppenlander, wrote the book (well, an edition of the book) on traffic engineering studies. He was all about the fundamentals and the details. "PIEV," he would say, is an essential process that affects all aspects of driver (of course, also biker and walker) behavior. Perception, Intellection, Emotion, Volition... there is more to hazard perception-reaction than a stop watch.
What if we used the PIEV process as a lens on the hazards to civilization? Just as with drivers, would it not seem like nothing was happening for a long time, then -- suddenly -- volition happens.
There are no anti-lock brakes for civilization, so imagine what happens to a civilization that has to pump the brakes while it tries to avoid a hazard once it has perceived-intellectioned-emotioned.
But Underhill is not at volition yet. Energy Committee members are frustrated that piles of information, assistance, evidence, and testimony are not converting to action on energy conservation and efficiency. There is plenty of perception and intellection. Other than that Energy Committee frustration, there is no emotion in the process. As Oppenlander said, emotion is essential. It comes before volition.
Art is emotion. http://www.solarfest.org/
