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Environmental Threats: Perception, Analysis and Management
Environmental Threats Perception Analysis and Management Author:Jennifer Brown This is a study of environmental threats in the context of contemporary society and technological change, stressing the importance of risk perception and management as well as specific hazards. It presents an integrated overview with contributions drawn from geography, psychology, policy studies, philosophy and economics. Emphasis is laid on rec... more »onciling social and technological factors and solutions to public needs. The role of the political climate, the media and the public attitude to technology are assessed, and their interplay examined. This book is aimed at academic social scientists as well as policy-makers and planners in the environmental field.« less