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Communicating environmental risk in multiethnic communities /

The authors explore the nature of natural hazards (earthquakes, floods, etc.) and technological dangers (hazardous waste, nuclear power plants, etc.), develop a model for understanding people's reaction to risk messages (Do they evacuate when the weather dictates as much? Do they protest the im...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lindell, Michael K.
Otros Autores: Perry, Ronald W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, ©2004.
Colección:Communicating effectively in multicultural contexts.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The authors explore the nature of natural hazards (earthquakes, floods, etc.) and technological dangers (hazardous waste, nuclear power plants, etc.), develop a model for understanding people's reaction to risk messages (Do they evacuate when the weather dictates as much? Do they protest the impending construction of a nuclear power plant?), and demonstrate how effective strategies for disseminating risk messages can be devised.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 262 pages :) : illustrations.
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-246) and index.
ISBN:9781452262567
145226256X
9781452229188
145222918X
0761906517
9780761906513
9780761906506
0761906509
1322416486
9781322416489