02902nam 2200697Ia 450 991081617600332120200520144314.01-322-41648-60-7619-0650-91-4522-6256-X(CKB)2550000000105328(EBL)996544(OCoLC)809772122(SSID)ssj0000697324(PQKBManifestationID)12290210(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000697324(PQKBWorkID)10691000(PQKB)10253463(SSID)ssj0000740705(PQKBManifestationID)12284592(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000740705(PQKBWorkID)10701147(PQKB)10641536(MiAaPQ)EBC996544(OCoLC)1007859379(StDuBDS)EDZ0000063784(EXLCZ)99255000000010532820030815d2004 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrCommunicating environmental risk in multiethnic communities /by Michael K. Lindell and Ronald W. Perry1st ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. Sagec20041 online resource (x, 262 p.) illCommunicating effectively in multicultural contextsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4522-2918-X 0-7619-0651-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-246) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 - Risk Communication, Culture, and Ethnicity; 2 - Theoretical Bases of Risk Communication; 3 - Disaster Warnings as Risk Communication; 4 - Hazard Awareness as Risk Communication; 5 - Approaches to Influencing Hazard Adjustment Adoption; References; IndexThe 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.Communicating effectively in multicultural contexts.Environmental impact statementsPollutionSocial aspectsEnvironmental policyEnvironmental impact statements.PollutionSocial aspects.Environmental policy.363.1/056Lindell Michael K1699064Perry Ronald W1699065MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816176003321Communicating environmental risk in multiethnic communities4081026UNINA