Risk Communication: A Handbook for Communicating Environmental, Safety, and Health Risks, 6th Edition

For more than 20 years, Risk Communication has proven to be a valuable resource in areas such as current laws, stakeholder participation methods, and working with traditional and social media. This sixth edition updates the book with current examples, lessons learned, and research as well as provides advice and guidelines for communicating risk information. The book is divided into five self-contained parts. Part I provides background information to understand basic theories and practices of risk communication. Part II explains how to plan a communication effort. Part III describes how to put risk communication into action. Part IV discusses how to evaluate risk communication efforts, including techniques to measure success. Part V discusses communicating risk during and after a health or environmental emergency, as well as considerations for international risk communication. Outstanding features include the melding of sound, scientific research with practical, hands-on guidance from risk practitioners with over 30 years experience in the field.