Scientific Uncertainty and Its Influence on the Public Communication Process /
Experts from academia and government who are actively engaged in research in the area of risk communication present a compendium of cases that give information and allow the development of strategies to improve the communication of scientific information to the public. The cases span Western, Centra...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
1996.
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| Series: | NATO ASI series. Behavioural and social sciences ;
86. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Experts from academia and government who are actively engaged in research in the area of risk communication present a compendium of cases that give information and allow the development of strategies to improve the communication of scientific information to the public. The cases span Western, Central and Eastern Europe, covering such areas as nuclear waste, heavy metal contamination, landfill siting, risk perception, global warming, international health for all, and more. The conclusions and recommendations presented here are being used to develop future activities to further explore this area of risk communication as an international study. Audience: Scientists, risk communicators, psychologists, toxicologists, health professionals, and anyone who has an interest in public communication on scientific uncertainty. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9789401586191 (electronic bk.) 9401586195 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0258-123X ; |