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Risk Perception and Need to Regulate towards Environmental Problems in Korea  

Lim, Young-Wook (Dept. of Environmental Health, Seonam University)
Shin, Dong-Chun (The Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University(IERY))
Hwang, Man-Sik (The Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University(IERY))
Park, Chong-Yon (Graduate School Health Science and Management, Yonsei University)
Kim, Hwang-Ryong (The Institute for Environmental Research, Yonsei University(IERY))
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Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.11, no.3, 2002 , pp. 145-155 More about this Journal
Abstract
A substantial literatures on environmental risk perception have emerged since the late 1960s. Most these works focus on how people form risk perception, on what people believe, on difficulties in communicating information about health, safety, or environmental risks to non-experts. In this study, questionnaire surveys were conducted to sample from stakeholders(general public, environmental specialist, governmental official, non-government officials, journalist) during March and Aprils, 2000. Total number of responses was 1,803 including 773 persons of general public, 353 experts, 390 governmental officials, 111 journalists and 176 NGO members. Risk perception on 26 environmental issues were statistically analyzed to relate with the need to regulate each issues, interest and knowledge, experience of hazard, satisfaction in environmental situation, etc. This research aims to aid risk analysis and policy-making by providing a basis for understanding and anticipating group responses to environmental issues and improving the communication of risk information among general public, lay-people, technical experts, and decision-makers. This study concludes that those who are in charge of promoting and regulating health and safety of citizens should understand how people perceive about and respond to environmental risk. Without such understanding, well-intended environmental policies of governments would be ineffective.
Keywords
Risk Perception; Stakeholders; Environmental issues; Environmental policy;
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