The Social Amplification of Risk (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521520447)

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.

Author: Nick Pidgeon
ISBN-10: 0521520444
ISBN-13: 9780521520447
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/10/2003
Pages: 468
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 8.70h x 6.16w x 1.09d