Nuclear Power and Lay Perception

Eva Kranjc

ISBN 10: 3844389547 / ISBN 13: 9783844389548

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jun 2011, 2011

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -As evidenced by the successful coalition of citizen involvement at Love Canal, NY, Woburn, MA and Times Beach, MO, lay perception is gradually being recognized as a legitimate force in discoveries of human-produced toxic contamination. For the purposes of studying the process by which lay perception of toxic contamination translates into community action, lay perceptions of cancer risk and causation are examined using survey data and interviews that were carried out within a community located about 60 miles southwest of Chicago, IL. There, citizens have been at the forefront of a battle to address radioactive water leaks that have occurred over the past decade at the Braidwood Generating Station and at the Dresden Generating Station. Because communication is an important part of addressing human-produced toxic contamination, interactions between laypeople, government, and businesses are also examined. The results of the interviews and survey suggest that a more serious consideration of lay perception is essential to properly identifying and addressing human-produced instances of toxic contamination. 88 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nuclear Power and Lay Perception
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Jun 2011
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3844389547
• ISBN 13: 9783844389548
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 6D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 6 millimeters depth
• Weight: 149 grams

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Synopsis

As evidenced by the successful coalition of citizen involvement at Love Canal, NY, Woburn, MA and Times Beach, MO, lay perception is gradually being recognized as a legitimate force in discoveries of human-produced toxic contamination. For the purposes of studying the process by which lay perception of toxic contamination translates into community action, lay perceptions of cancer risk and causation are examined using survey data and interviews that were carried out within a community located about 60 miles southwest of Chicago, IL. There, citizens have been at the forefront of a battle to address radioactive water leaks that have occurred over the past decade at the Braidwood Generating Station and at the Dresden Generating Station. Because communication is an important part of addressing human-produced toxic contamination, interactions between laypeople, government, and businesses are also examined. The results of the interviews and survey suggest that a more serious consideration of lay perception is essential to properly identifying and addressing human-produced instances of toxic contamination.

About the Author

Eva Kranjc, A.B., is a 2009 graduate from Brown University with a major in Environmental Studies. As a Fulbright Fellow (2009-2010) in Slovenia, she researched municipal water use and management within the capital city of Ljubljana. Eva is currently finishing a postbaccalaureate premedical program at Bryn Mawr College with plans to pursue an M.D.