Reflections on risk perceptions and policy.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1982Description: 14p., 36 refsSubject: Looks critically at the emergence and present status of risk analysis with the aim of assessing usefulness for policy decisions on risk regulation and the acceptability of risk-bearing innovations. Risk research, especially in the area of risk perception, is being used as a panacea with which to attempt to remedy what are essentially societal and political matters. The interpretation and recombinations of subjective data on risk analysis can be used for policy guidelines. However, this path is fraught with technical and political problems.
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Australian Emergency Management Library | BOOK | 302.12 OTW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 005266342 |
Reprinted from Risk Analysis, Vol. 2., No. 2., 1982, pp69-82
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Looks critically at the emergence and present status of risk analysis with the aim of assessing usefulness for policy decisions on risk regulation and the acceptability of risk-bearing innovations. Risk research, especially in the area of risk perception, is being used as a panacea with which to attempt to remedy what are essentially societal and political matters. The interpretation and recombinations of subjective data on risk analysis can be used for policy guidelines. However, this path is fraught with technical and political problems.
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