Understanding expressed low concern and latent concern near a hazardous waste treatment facility

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 7, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 705-729

  Baxter, Jamie ^a   Lee, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ESRI   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Cognitive dissonance; Community identity; Hazardous waste; Latent concern; Risk; Risk perception; Social construction; Swan hills; Threat denial

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; COMMUNITY IDENTITY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LATENT CONCERN; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; SWAN HILLS; THREAT DENIAL;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 7544251437     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366987042000146210     Document Type: Review

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