TY - JOUR
AU1 - Slovic, Paul
AU2 - Fischhoff, Baruch
AU3 - Lichtenstein, Sarah
AB - PERCEIVED RISK 100,000 the /' BY PAUL SLOVIC, BARUCH FISCH';9tzf, AND SARAH L1CHTENSTEI~ L h . PEOPLE RESPOND TO THE HA~RDS t ey perceive. If their perceptions are faulty~forts at public and environmental protection ¢likely to be misdirected. In order to improve haza(d management, a risk assess­ ment industry has ~loped over the last decade which combine;4e efforts of physical, biological, and social scieny8'fS in an attempt to identify hazards and measu~ ttle frequency and magnitude of their conse­ quenees.' /40r some hazards extensive statistical data is readily ./available; for example, the frequency and severity of /' motor vehicle accidents are well documented. For other / / familiar activities, such as the use of alcohol and tobacco, /' the hazardous effects are less readily discernible and their assessment requires complex epidemiological and experi­ mental studies. But in either case, the hard facts go only so far and then human judgment is needed to interpret the findings and determine their relevance for the future. Other hazards, such as those associated with recombi- ;' nant DNA research or nuclear power, are so new that /' risk assessment must be based on theoretical analyses -: such as fault trees (see Figure I), 
TI - Rating the Risks
JF - Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development
DO - 10.1080/00139157.1979.9933091
DA - 1979-04-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/rating-the-risks-4t0OaPXmfm
SP - 14
EP - 39
VL - 21
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -