The social amplification of risk / edited by Nick Pidgeon, Roger E. Kasperson, and Paul Slovic.
"Edited by three well-known analysts of risk and its communication, this volume brings together contributions from a group of international experts in risk perception and risk communication. Key conceptual issues are discussed as well as a range of recent case studies that span BSE and food saf...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Edited by three well-known analysts of risk and its communication, this volume brings together contributions from a group of international experts in risk perception and risk communication. Key conceptual issues are discussed as well as a range of recent case studies that span BSE and food safety, AIDS/HIV, nuclear power, child protection, Y2K, electromagnetic fields, and waste incineration. The volume also draws attention to issues in public policy, risk management and risk communication practice."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 448 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511550464 9780511550461 0511826230 9780511826238 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511550461 |