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Democracy and risk-based decision-making: the next step in public involvement

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  • Steve E. Corin
  • Andrea McNeill
  • Asela Atapattu

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Risk assessment has struggled to reconcile public views and opinion with the results of science-based objective assessment. In this paper, we attempt to tease apart subjective and objective considerations that risk management decisions entail. Through the use of examples from the New Zealand Environmental Risk Management Authority, we argue that risk managers need to use quantitative tools in order to develop an objective understanding of the biophysical outcomes of an activity. Decision-making should then enter a phase where democratic methods are used to allow people to weigh these physical outcomes subjectively. We believe allowing subjective democratic decisions, based on objective reality, will help enable risk management to bridge gaps between practitioners and the public.

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  • Steve E. Corin & Andrea McNeill & Asela Atapattu, 2012. "Democracy and risk-based decision-making: the next step in public involvement," Journal of Risk Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 15(8), pages 1021-1026, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jriskr:v:15:y:2012:i:8:p:1021-1026
    DOI: 10.1080/13669877.2012.686055
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