| Environmental Hazards: Communicating Risks as a Social Process Contributor(s): Krimsky, Sheldon (Author), Plough, Alonzo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865691843 ISBN-13: 9780865691841 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 1988 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 363.1 |
| LCCN: T10 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.47 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This substantive, insightful book demonstrates the growing importance of risk communication as both a technical and cultural phenomenon. The authors discuss the various processes used to communicate risk to citizens; explore how the public responds to risk messages; and examine how social, economic, historical, and political factors can influence the success or failure of risk communication. Cases presented in this volume demonstrate the diversity of risk communication approaches and activities, including public activism, federal and state agency responses, private sector response, and media coverage. |