Risk analysis and human behavior
The articles collected here are foundational contributions to integrating behavioural research and risk analysis. They include seminal articles on three essential challenges. One is ensuring effective two-way communication between technical experts and the lay public, so that risk analyses address l...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York :
Earthscan
2012.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Earthscan risk in society series ;
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627785906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- RISK ANALYSIS AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; On the cover; Introduction; PART I Overview; 1 Risk perception and communication; 2 Cognitive processes in stated preference methods; PART II Behaviorally realistic risk analysis; 3 Cost-benefit analysis and the art of motorcycle maintenance; 4 Individuals' decisions affecting radiation exposure after a nuclear explosion; 5 Predicting emergency evacuation and sheltering behavior: a structured analytical approach; 6 An integrative approach for label evaluation and design
- 7 Analyzing disaster risks and plans: an avian flu examplePART III Social context of behavioral research; 8 Lay foibles and expert fables in judgments about risk; 9 Risk perception and communication unplugged: twenty years of process; 10 Non-persuasive communication about matters of greatest urgency: climate change; PART IV Risk communication; 11 What forecasts (seem to) mean; 12 Parents' vaccination comprehension and decisions; 13 Development and evaluation of an HIV/AIDS knowledge measure for adolescents focusing on misconceptions
- 14 Communicating about xenotransplantation: models and scenariosPART V Aiding individual risk decisions; 15 What do patients want? Help in making effective choices- a patient's perspective; 16 Giving advice: decision theory perspectives on sexual assault; 17 Sticky decisions: peanut butter in a time of Salmonella; PART VI Aiding public risk decisions; 18 A multi-channel stakeholder consultation process for transmission deregulation; 19 The science and practice of risk ranking; 20 Counting casualties: a framework for respectful, useful records
- Postscript: integrating risk analysis and behavioral researchIndex
