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RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

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Expert And Lay Mental Models Of Ecosystems: Inferences For Risk Communication, Jeffrey K. Lazo, Jason Kinnell, Toby Bussa, Ann Fisher, Nathan Collamer Jan 1999

Expert And Lay Mental Models Of Ecosystems: Inferences For Risk Communication, Jeffrey K. Lazo, Jason Kinnell, Toby Bussa, Ann Fisher, Nathan Collamer

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The authors evaluate a mental modeling approach to studying differences between lay and expert comprehension of ecosystems.


How Some Risk Frameworks Disenfranchise The Public, Kristin Shrader-Frechette Jan 1997

How Some Risk Frameworks Disenfranchise The Public, Kristin Shrader-Frechette

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The author responds to recent characterizations of her work.


Program - Which Scientist Do You Believe - Process Alternatives In Technological Controversies, Risk Editorial Board Mar 1995

Program - Which Scientist Do You Believe - Process Alternatives In Technological Controversies, Risk Editorial Board

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Program of events and list of registered attendees for the October 6, 1994 conference Which Scientist Do You Believe? Process Alternatives in Technological Controversies held in Concord, NH.


Which Scientist Do You Believe - Process Alternatives In Technological Controversies, Thomas G. Field Jr. Mar 1995

Which Scientist Do You Believe - Process Alternatives In Technological Controversies, Thomas G. Field Jr.

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Beyond introducing these papers, Professor Field argues that those designing processes for tasks originally contemplated by the Science Court proposal should closely consider, e.g., intervening experience with alternative dispute resolution.


Comparison Of Environmental Risk Provisions In The 103d Congress, Linda-Jo Schierow Sep 1994

Comparison Of Environmental Risk Provisions In The 103d Congress, Linda-Jo Schierow

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Schierow, an Analyst in Environmental Policy with the Congressional Research Service, presents a tabulated summary of comparable provisions in several bills with special attention to the Risk Assessment Improvement Act of 1994.