The Politics of Environmental Risk
Perceptions of Risk Assessment in the State Legislatures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6330895 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nevin Cohen (0000-0003-4961-572X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 470-484 |
| Publication date | 1997-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1997.tb00035.x |
| OpenAlex | W2022067660 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
As state governments increasingly turn to the process of quantitative risk assessment to set environmental policy, the question of what state lawmakers know and believe about risk and the risk assessment process has become critical. The perceptions of state legislators may affect their decisions about a wide range of environmental conflicts, from funding water treatment facilities to siting hazardous waste incinerators. This article reports the results of a nationwide survey of state legislators and their staff that explored their intuitive understanding of environmental risk and risk assessment. The survey revealed strong support for the use of risk assessment by most state lawmakers, but significant differences, by gender and political affiliation, in perceptions of the risks from chemicals, the value of risk assessment for setting environmental policies, and the environmental risks faced by racial minorities
Business · Economics · Environmental planning · Environmental Risk Assessment · Geography · Hazardous waste · Legislature · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Risk assessment · Risk perception · State (computer science · Engineering · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Law · Psychology · Regulation and Compliance Studies · Risk Perception and Management
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2007 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |