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The Perception of Risk

Paperback • 2000 • English

The Perception of Risk

By Paul Slovic

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About the book

The concept of risk is an outgrowth of our society's great concern about coping with the dangers of modern life. The Perception of Risk brings together the work of Paul Slovic, one of the world's leading analysts of risk, risk perception and risk management, to examine the gap between expert views of risk and public perceptions. Ordered chronologically, it allows the reader to see the evolution of our understanding of such perceptions, from early studies identifying public misconceptions of risk...Show more

Society and Social Sciences
Society and culture: general
Warfare and defence

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ISBN

9781853835285

Published year

2000

Language

English

Original title

The Perception of Risk

Format

Paperback

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