Personal attributes and (mis)perceptions of local environmental risk.
Individuals' risk perceptions shape their attitudes and behaviors, and to the extent that governments respond to public demands, they also influence public policy priorities. Conversely, risk misperceptions—that is, when risk perceptions do not align with realities—may lead to suboptimal behaviors a...
| Publicado en: | Review of Policy Research Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 119 - 153 |
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Jan2023
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