Risk perception research: socio-cultural perspectives on the public experience of air pollution

被引:315
作者
Bickerstaff, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ E Anglia, Sch Environm Sci, Ctr Environm Risk, Norwich NR4 7TJ, Norfolk, England
关键词
air pollution; risk perception research; socio-cultural;
D O I
10.1016/j.envint.2003.12.001
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
This paper reviews recent work in the field of risk perception research, taking its examples primarily from work relating to air pollution issues. The paper opens with a brief discussion of the psychological literature on risk perception, in order to set out the key insights, criticisms and more recent developments associated with such approaches, before turning to the findings of recent socio-cultural analyses of perceptions of air pollution. This account, which considers how social and cultural factors influence the way in which people interpret and make sense of risk, draws linkages with psychological risk perception research, revealing that over the last decade there has been a pronounced degree of convergence between the conclusions being reached across these two (historically disparate) fields of research. The paper concludes by evaluating the relevance of risk perception research for the science and policy of risk assessment and management. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:827 / 840
页数:14
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