The Perception of Risk (Earthscan Risk in Society)
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (695 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01LZ2GMGJ |
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| Number of Pages | : | 476 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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'An illuminating and important book that covers a great deal of ground.' Harvard Law Review. 'Slovic brings fresh insights on how others think of 'risk'. 'Superior' Torbjorn Malmfors, . 'Paul Slovic is a prolific and persuasive contributor to the literature on risk, with a well-defined perspective, which has informed an incremental and solid output of research and publication.' Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management 'Essentially academic, but very relevant for anyone interested in taking risk seriously' Long Range Planning . Risk Man
. Paul Slovic is President of Decision Research and Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon
Ordered chronologically, it allows the reader to see the evolution of our understanding of such perceptions, from early studies identifying public misconceptions of risk to recent work that recognizes the importance and legitimacy of equity, trust, power and other value-laden issues underlying public concern.. The concept of risk is an outgrowth of our society's great concern about coping with the dangers of modern life. The Perception of Risk brings together the work of Paul Slovic, one of the world's leading analysts of risk, risk
Risk book purchase without risk Torbjorn Malmfors How often have I wished I had the publications of particularly productive scientists bound together in one document. Despite modern IT-technique, which increases the availability of such publications, an appropriate book is still superior. Now there is such a book for those who are interested in risk from a psychological point of view. Its title is: "The Perception of Risk" and it contains 26 of the most important publications by Paul Slovic from the last 25 years. It starts with an introduction in which Paul summarizes and gives his perspectives on his papers.No one who has come across the term risk. Good Information Source for Everyone Y. MORI I think this book is very easy to read even for non-native people.I am satisfied with the quality of contents.The information of each article is very practical and useful.Thank you so much.