Risk Amplification is a social process in risk communication whereby the public's perception of a hazard increases disproportionately to the actual level of risk due to psychological, social, and institutional factors that heighten awareness and concern.
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Social Amplification Of Risk
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The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework
Roger E. Kasperson, Ortwin Renn, Paul Slovic et al. · Risk Analysis · 1988 · 3.6K citations · Full text
Risk perceptions of COVID-19 around the world
Sarah Dryhurst, Claudia R. Schneider, John R. Kerr et al. · Journal of Risk Research · 2020 · 1.9K citations · Full text
Availability Cascades and Risk Regulation
Cass R. Sunstein, Timur Kuran · eYLS (Yale Law School) · 1999 · 748 citations
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University of Bath
Bath, United Kingdom
7 h-index
13 publications
601 citations
Decision Research
Eugene, United States
5 h-index
13 publications
5.1K citations
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
4 h-index
7 publications
184 citations
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
4 h-index
5 publications
297 citations
Clark University
Worcester, United States
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14 publications
27.1K citations
Forest Research
Farnham, United Kingdom
4 h-index
4 publications
191 citations
Imperial College London
London, United Kingdom
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11 publications
554 citations
University of Stuttgart
Stuttgart, Germany
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2 publications
346 citations
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- Risk Analysis
25 publications · 6K citations
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- Journal of Risk Research
14 publications · 2.6K citations
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- Health Risk & Society
5 publications · 169 citations
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- Health Communication
4 publications · 187 citations
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