P. Slovic, Baruch Fischhoff, S. Lichtenstein
1979.4.1ENVIRONMENT
tlooto Summary
People's perceptions of hazards affect public and environmental protection efforts; a risk assessment industry combines physical, biological, and social sciences to identify hazards and measure consequences.
Abstract
People respond to the hazards they perceive. If their perceptions are faulty, efforts at public and environmental protection are likely to be misdirected. In order to improve hazard management, a risk assessment industry has developed over the last decade which combines the efforts of physical, biological, and social scientists in an attempt to identify hazards and measure the frequency and magnitude of their consequences.**
Citation format
SLOVIC, P.; FISCHHOFF, Baruch; LICHTENSTEIN, S. Rating the risks. ENVIRONMENT, 1979, 21: 14–20.