The Social Amplification of Risk (Hardcover, New)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2003
First published:	2003
Editors:	Nick Pidgeon • Roger E. Kasperson • Paul Slovic
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	466
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-81728-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > General Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General
LSN:	0-521-81728-5
Barcode:	9780521817288

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