Title :
Chronic disease, homeland security, and sailing to where there be dragons [Guest editor´s introduction]
Author :
Hassenzahl, David M.
Author_Institution :
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Abstract :
The five papers in this special issue share the perspective that attitudes toward risk are strongly shaped by social context, and that understanding context can help us understand how risk decisions are made, and thereby how to make them better.
Keywords :
Diseases; Fossil fuels; Genetic engineering; Hazards; Marine vehicles; Nuclear weapons; Production planning; Public healthcare; Risk analysis; Terrorism;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2008.928989
