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The Perception of Risk
Edited by Paul Slovic
The concept of risk is an outgrowth of our society’s great concern about coping with the dangers of modern life. This book examines the gap between the expert view of risk and public perceptions of it. The work of Paul Slovic is presented in chronological order, which allows readers to see the evolution of such perceptions of risk over time, from highlighting public misconceptions of risk to recent work that recognizes the importance of equity, trust, power and other value-laden issues underlying public concern. In an excellent overview of the critical issues involved in risk perception, this volume examines issues such as:
- societal risk taking
- decision making in mental health law
- rating risks
- facts versus fears
- informing and educating the public about risk
- perceived risks and the politics of nuclear waste
- perceived risk, trust and democracy
- technological stigma.
Written by the expert in the field of risk studies, it is an essential guide and provides all the answers to questions thrown open by the contemporary and volatile issue of risk perception.
This is an essential guide for everyone with an interest in the public perception of risk, including lawyers, policy makers, the business community, and academics from the fields of public health and environment, psychology, economics, sociology, and anthropology and political science.
Contributors: Gilbert White, Sarah Lichtenstein, Bernard Corrigan, Barbara Combs, Stephen Read, Christoph Hohenemser, Robert W. Kates, D. G. MacGregor, O. Renn, H. S. Brown, J. Emel, R. Gobel, S. Ratick, M. Layman, T. Malmfors, A. Benthin, P. Moran, H. Severson, M. Gerrard, J. Monahan, D. Fetherstonhaugh, S. M. Johnson, J. Friedrich, M. L. Finucane, A. Alhakami, H. Kunreuther, P. Slovic, B. Fischhoff, N. Kraus, R. E. Kasperson, J. X. Kasperson.
512 pages
Available from the publisher at www.earthscan.co.uk