The Social Construction of Risk in a Rural Community: Responses of Local Residents to the 1990 Hagersville (Ontario) Tire Fire

John Eyles, S. Martin Taylor, Jamie Baxter, Doug Sider and Dennis Willms

Risk Analysis, 1993, vol. 13, issue 3, 281-290

Abstract: This paper presents the findings of research relating to the 1990 Hagersville (Ontario) tire fire. After reviewing the literature on risk and risk perception, it begins by describing the event as well as the community in which it occurred. The reasons for adopting a qualitative research design are then established practical, conceptual, and methodological. The residents' accounts of the fire, evacuation, and aftermath in terms of concerns, anxieties, and responses are described. Five themes emerge: economic, community, health, environmental, and governance. The paper concludes by putting forward a case study‐derived model of risk appraisal and management, and by relating the findings to policy issues.

Date: 1993
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