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Otway, H.J. (1975). Risk Assessment and Societal Choices. IIASA Research Memorandum. IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria: RM-75-002
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Abstract
Many countries are experiencing a period in which traditional values are being questioned; plans for further technological progress are being met by a variety of demands for a closer examination of the benefits and risks of large-scale technologies. In this paper the concepts of risk assessment are presented and a model is proposed which illustrates the importance of socio-psychological mechanisms in the acceptance of technological risks. The research plan of the Joint IAEA/IIASA Research Project is outlined: this work is directed toward gaining an improved understanding of how societies judge the acceptability of technologies and how societal attitudes and anticipated responses may be better integrated into the decision-making process. Some preliminary results are reported.
| Item Type: | Monograph (IIASA Research Memorandum) |
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| Research Programs: | Energy Program (ENP) |
| Depositing User: | IIASA Import |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jan 2016 01:43 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 17:08 |
| URI: | https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/514 |
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