Providing risk information in communities: factors influencing what is heard and accepted.

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Fessenden-Raden, June

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1987Description: 9p., 16 refsSubject: This paper argues that risk communication is not simply a one-way transfer of information. It is a process involving interaction over time between senders and receivers of information about a risk. This dynamic view of risk communication, derived from research on cases of chemical contamination of drinking water, carries important practical implications. If risk communication is interactive, then those who would inform others about risk should take into account the concerns and priorities of the recipients of the information

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Reprinted from Science, Technology, and Human Values; Summer/Fall 1987; Vol 12 Issues 3 & 4; pp94-101

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This paper argues that risk communication is not simply a one-way transfer of information. It is a process involving interaction over time between senders and receivers of information about a risk. This dynamic view of risk communication, derived from research on cases of chemical contamination of drinking water, carries important practical implications. If risk communication is interactive, then those who would inform others about risk should take into account the concerns and priorities of the recipients of the information

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