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A Process for Incorporating Comparative Risk into Environmental Policymaking in Louisiana

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  • Regina Thompson
  • Paul H. Templet
  • John K. Gamman
  • Scott T. McCleary
  • Margaret A. Reams

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The goal of Louisiana's 1990–1991 comparative risk project, also called the Louisiana Environmental Action Plan (LEAP), was to incorporate risk assessment into state environmental planning and policymaking. Scientists, government officials, and citizens were brought together to estimate the relative risk to human health, natural resources, and quality of life posed by 33 selected environmental issues. The issues were then ranked according to their relative estimated risks. It was hoped that this ranking of “comparative risks” would enable state policymakers to target the most important environmental problems and allocate scarce public resources more rationally and efficiently. As a result of the project, the governor issued an Executive Order forming a permanent Public Advisory Committee to continue this type of comparative risk assessment in Louisiana.

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  • Regina Thompson & Paul H. Templet & John K. Gamman & Scott T. McCleary & Margaret A. Reams, 1994. "A Process for Incorporating Comparative Risk into Environmental Policymaking in Louisiana," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(5), pages 857-861, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:riskan:v:14:y:1994:i:5:p:857-861
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1994.tb00298.x
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    1. Cherng G. Ding & York Y. Woo & Her‐Jiun Sheu & Hui‐Chen Chien & Shu‐Fen Shen, 1996. "An Effective Statistical Approach for Comparative Risk Assessment," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 16(3), pages 411-419, June.

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