The Perception of Risks of Technology

Britt-Marie Drottz-Sjöberg and Lennart Sjöberg
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Britt-Marie Drottz-Sjöberg: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Lennart Sjöberg: Stockholm School of Economics

Chapter 16 in Risks in Technological Systems, 2010, pp 255-273 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract What makes us perceive some risks as large and others as small? Why can some risks be accepted or tolerated and others not? These are questions which have become quite important in several sectors of society. People demand risk mitigation at a level which has not been foreseen by experts and politicians. If a kind of technological and economic development has reached a certain level, there may be commitments which are hard to phase out or deal with politically. Important examples are nuclear power and genetically modified food. In some cases, political conflicts may not yet have evolved although they may do so in a near future. It is therefore important to be prepared in good time. Mobile telephones are an example. Radiation both from receivers and transmitters is frequently discussed as a possible hazard (Siegrist et al., 2005).

Keywords: Risk Perception; Nuclear Waste; Risk Communication; Personal Risk; Spend Nuclear Fuel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-641-0_16

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