Risk perception research: Socio-cultural perspectives on the public experience of air pollution

Environment International

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 827-840

  Bickerstaff, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Risk perception research; Socio cultural

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

DEGREE OF CONVERGENCE; RISK PERCEPTION RESEARCH;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

AIR POLLUTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 2342455137     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2003.12.001     Document Type: Review

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