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Exploring Risk Communication

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Jan M. Gutteling

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

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  2. Oene Wiegman

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research (NTHR, volume 8)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Hazards and Risks

    • Jan M. Gutteling, Oene Wiegman
    Pages 1-26

  3. Risk Communication

    • Jan M. Gutteling, Oene Wiegman
    Pages 27-57

  4. The Context of Risk Communication: The Mass Media

    • Jan M. Gutteling, Oene Wiegman
    Pages 58-87

  5. The Risk Communication Audience

    • Jan M. Gutteling, Oene Wiegman
    Pages 88-119

  6. Influences of Risk Messages

    • Jan M. Gutteling, Oene Wiegman
    Pages 120-150

  7. The Sources of Risk Messages

    • Jan M. Gutteling, Oene Wiegman
    Pages 151-169

  8. Risk Communication Media

    • Jan M. Gutteling, Oene Wiegman
    Pages 170-182

  9. Risk Communication Revisited and Future Developments

    • Jan M. Gutteling, Oene Wiegman
    Pages 183-189

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 191-223
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About this book

Exploring Risk Communication presents a systematic planning approach to risk communication. Risk communication is seen by many as an important tool for managing technological, environmental, and natural risks. The book's goal is to improve risk communication processes in these areas between private and public risk communication sources and the public. The systematic planning approach focuses on research activities which are considered to be diagnostic tools providing insight into the public's reactions to risks and into the public's cognitive abilities to process risk information. These studies give us the necessary ingredients for an adequate risk communication from the audience side of the risk communication process. Evaluation studies are considered necessary to monitor the effectiveness of the communication.
Exploring Risk Communication provides a review of current research in risk communication, focusing on perceived trust and credibility of risk communication sources, and arguments in risk messages, risk comparison, and framing of risk. Special attention is paid to the mass media context of risks and its impact on public perception. Finally, the potential of the new interactive media for risk communication is reviewed.
The authors have performed several communication studies in the risk area, working from their social psychological background. This results in a monograph interesting to those working on risk communication issues on an academic level, but the systematic planning approach is also a useful frame of reference for risk communication practitioners, or for those who are just interested in the often complex risk communication issues.

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`Gutteling and Wiegman provide a useful overview of the burgeoning field of risk communication .... '
Nature, 385 (1997)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Jan M. Gutteling, Oene Wiegman

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