Construction of hazard perception and activism on the Internet : amplifying trivial risks and obfuscating serious ones / Christine M. Rodrigue.
Material type: TextSeries: Natural hazards research working paper (University of Colorado, Boulder. Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center) ; 106Publication details: [Boulder, Colo.] : University of Colorado, 2001Description: 9 leavesDDC classification:- 302.12 21
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Social construction of hazard policy entails a risk assessment dialogue between techncial experts and public interest activists and between each of these and elected risk management policy makers. The advent of the Internet has fundamentally altered these discussions. Early results have included an impressive empowerment of individual activists vis a vis the corporate interests that dominate traditional media, as well as tremendous citizen pressure on risk managment decision makers. This paper includes case studies involving both technological and natural hazards controversies
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