Objetivo
To investigate the influence of local cultural, socio-economic, historical, regulatory and other factors on the process of public perception of risks in order to help formulate and improve environmental policy instruments.
OBJECTIVES:
To investigate the influence of local cultural, socio-economic, historical, regulatory and other factors on the process of public perception of risks in order to help formulate and improve environmental policy instruments.
DESCRIPTION:
The focus is on the perception of risks posed by the chemical industry, in particular major accident hazard sites with significant environmental impact. The relationship between public perception and acceptance of risks, and how these attitudes can inform planning and other decision-making processes are investigated.
A series of empirical studies are conducted in three European countries - the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain, using a variety of methods which combine qualitative and quantitative techniques.
The project seeks to:
i) examine the means to communicate risks to the public in a variety of cultural settings, affecting public attitudes and encouraging public participation in decision-making;
ii) explore the effect of local knowledge in shaping and informing industrial risk management practices;
iii) analyze the underlying processes influencing public demands, the exercise of choice, the formation of tastes, and the development of behaviour. This work has implications for the economic valuation techniques used in environmental policy.
The project should yield new policy implications and the research findings will be applicable in the context of EU environmental policy.
Ámbito científico (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.
CORDIS clasifica los proyectos con EuroSciVoc, una taxonomía plurilingüe de ámbitos científicos, mediante un proceso semiautomático basado en técnicas de procesamiento del lenguaje natural.
- ciencias socialessociologíagobernanzagestión de crisis
- ciencias socialeseconomía y empresagestión y empresas
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GU2 7XH GUILDFORD
Reino Unido