Risk communication between experts and the public: perceptions and intentions

Authors

  • Lennart Sjöberg Center for Risk Psychology, Environment, and Safety, Department of Science and Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-2593.organicom.2007.138926

Keywords:

Risk perception. Siting. Nuclear waste. Spent nuclear fuel.

Abstract

This paper develops a conceptual and theoretical analysis of risk communication in cases where experts and the public have widely divergent views of the dimensions of a risk. Applications are chosen from among the risk management problems that are inherent to handling of spent nuclear fuel. One stresses the fact that the conflicting points of views have very different bases. The role of trust is analyzed and, as it is a crucial issue, it becomes much more encompassing than what has usually been assumed. The reasons for this difference can be found in risk perception models applied to survey data concerning risk perception and related attitudes.

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Author Biography

  • Lennart Sjöberg, Center for Risk Psychology, Environment, and Safety, Department of Science and Technology
    Professor emeritus and head of the Center for Risk Research at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Adjunct professor at the Center for Risk Psychology, Environment, and Safety, Department of Science and Technology , Trondheim, Norway

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Published

2007-06-13

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 6 (2007): Comunicação de risco e crise: prevenção e gerenciamento

Section

Dossiê

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How to Cite

SJÖBERG, Lennart. Risk communication between experts and the public: perceptions and intentions. Organicom, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 4, n. 6, p. 66–85, 2007. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2238-2593.organicom.2007.138926. Disponível em: https://www.revistas.usp.br/organicom/article/view/138926.. Acesso em: 16 may. 2024.