Risk Communication: A Study of the Effects of Asymmetries in Public and Expert Risk Perception

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dc.contributor.advisorRogers, Paul M.
dc.contributor.authorNoland, Katelyn
dc.creatorNoland, Katelyn
dc.date2014-04-30
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-08T18:00:06Z
dc.date.available2014-10-08T18:00:06Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-08
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to understand the values, beliefs, attitudes and experiences of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) flood risk communicators in order to explore the disconnect between the public and expert understanding of risk. This disconnect in understanding of risk has been considered the cause of previous risk communication failures. Surveys and discourse-based interviews were used in order to understand how USACE personnel define risk, consider the public, and how these components impact risk communication practice
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/9041
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectRisk communication
dc.subjectUS Army Corps of Engineers
dc.subjectAsymmetric communication
dc.subjectRisk perception
dc.subjectFlood risk
dc.subjectRisk
dc.titleRisk Communication: A Study of the Effects of Asymmetries in Public and Expert Risk Perception
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEnglish
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelMaster's
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts in English

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