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The Social Amplification of Riskby Paul Slovic, Roger E. Kasperson, Nick Pidgeon
ISBN
0521520444 / 9780521520447 / 0-521-52044-4
Publisher Cambridge Univ Pr Language English Edition Softcover List price $31.99 › Find signed collectible books: 'The Social Amplification of Risk' |
Book 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. [via]