Dealing With Risk: Why the Public and the Experts Disagree on Environmental Issues - Rilegato

Margolis, Howard

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ISBN 10: 0226505251 ISBN 13: 9780226505251

Casa editrice: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1996

Riassunto

For decades, policymakers and analysts have been frustrated by the stubborn and often dramatic disagreement between experts and the public on acceptable levels of environmental risk. Most experts, for instance, see no severe problem in dealing with nuclear waste, given the precautions and safety levels now in place. Yet public opinion vehemently rejects this view, repudiating both the experts' analysis and the evidence.

In Dealing with Risk, Howard Margolis moves beyond the usual "rival rationalities" explanation proffered by risk analysts for the rift between expert and lay opinion. He reveals the conflicts of intuition that undergird those concerns, and proposes a new approach to the psychology of persuasion and belief. Examining the role of intuition, mental habits, and cognitive frameworks in the construction of public opinion, this compelling account bridges the public policy impasse that has plagued controversial environmental issues.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Howard Margolis is professor in the Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0226505251
• ISBN 13: 9780226505251
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 227
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile