The Social Amplification of Risk

by Nick Pidgeon (Editor), Roger E. Kasperson (Editor), Paul Slovic (Editor)

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.

466 pages, Hardcover

First published July 10, 2003