Dealing with risk: why the public and the experts disagree on environmental issues

Auteur :
Margolis, Howard
Éditeur :
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN :
9780226505299
Date de publication :
22 déc. 1997
Dimensions :
2,2 x 1,4 x 0,2 cm
Poids :
312 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Postulates that for decades, both policymakers and analysts have been frustrated by conflicts between expert and lay perceptions of environmental risk. This work examines the role of intuition, mental habits, and cognitive frameworks in the construction of public opinion.