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Strategies for Risk Communication: Evolution, Evidence, Experience
ISBN: 978-1-57331-681-1
Paperback
300 pages
May 2008, Wiley-Blackwell
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Introduction: W. Troy Tucker and Scott Ferson.

1. Numeracy and the Perception and Communication of Risk: Ellen Peters.

2. Evolution, Risk, and Neural Representation: Karli K. Watson.

3. Linguistic Uncertainty in Qualitative Risk Analysis and How to Minimize It: Janet M. Carey and Mark A. Burgman.

4. Transparency in Risk Communication: Graphical and Analog Tools: Elke Kurz-Milcke, Gerd Gigerenzer, and Laura Martignon.

5. Visualizing Seismic Risk and Uncertainty: A Review of Related Research: Ann Bostrom, Luc Anselin, and Jeremy Farris.

6. The Neuronal Substrate of Risky Choice: An Insight into the Contributions of Neuroimaging to the Understanding of Theories on Decision-making under Risk: Verena Vorhold.

7. Multiple Systems in Decision-Making: Alan G. Sanfey and Luke J. Chang.

8. A Frequency/Consequence-based Technique for Visualizing and Communicating Uncertainty and Perception of Risk: David Slavin, W. Troy Tucker, and Scott Ferson.

9. Risk Communication and Risky Choice in Context: Ambiguity and Ambivalence Hypothesis: X. T. Wang.

10. Models and Methods in Delay Discounting: Aaron D. Tesch and Alan G. Sanfey.

11. Science, Precaution and the Politics of Technological Risk: Converging Implications in Evolutionary and Social Scientific Perspectives: Andy Stirling.

12. Evolved Altruism, Strong Reciprocity, and Perception of Risk: W. Troy Tucker and Scott Ferson.

13. Perceiving Others’ Perceptions of Risk: Still a Task for Sisyphus: Adam M. Finkel.

Index of Contributors