CompleteMartialArts.com - The Social Amplification of Risk

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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 302.12 EAN: 9780521520447 ISBN: 0521520444 Label: Cambridge University Press Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: 2003-08-18 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Studio: Cambridge University Press
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Editorial Reviews: 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.