Translating Risk Management Knowledge: The Lessons to be Learned from Research on the Perception and Communication of Risk

A review of theory and research on risk perception and communication, discussed in the context of the ‘social amplification of risk framework’, is used to identify factors that can inhibit effective risk knowledge translation. Individual and social factors, as well as those associated with trust, are considered in terms of their potential for attenuating or amplifying risk messages. The implications of these factors for effective knowledge translation is considered with, wherever possible, recommendations on how to manage them effectively.

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