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Risk Communication: A Mental Models Approach

By M. Granger Morgan , Baruch Fischhoff , Ann Bostrom , Cynthia J. Atman

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
9780521002561, 0521002567, 0521802237, 9780521802239, 9780511063459
LCC
T10.68 .R58 2002
Open Library ID
OL6796247M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17671537 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
366\367
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

This book explains how to develop more effective risk communications using the Carnegie Mellon mental-model approach. Such communications are designed to contain, in readily usable form, the information that people need to make informed decisions about risks to health, safety, and the environment. The approach draws together methods from the natural and social sciences, providing a framework for interdisciplinary collaboration. It is demostrated with varied examples including electromagnetic fields, climate change, radon, and sexually transmitted diseases.

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