Risk perception and technological development at a societal level

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1229-1239

  Lima, Maria Luisa ^a   Barnett, Julie ^b   Vala, Jorge ^c  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Risk perception; Societal risk normalization; Societal risk sensitivity; Techological development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

SOCIETAL RISK NORMALIZATION; SOCIETAL RISK SENSITIVITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

PERCEPTION; RISK PERCEPTION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPERIENCE; GROWTH RATE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETY; TECHNOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 28144445114     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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