Abstract
The concept of a “risk perception shadow” (RPS) has been suggested to describe the geocultural area in which a locally affected population perceives itself to be at risk from a proposed project. Generally such projects involve potentially dangerous substances or activities. The initial conceptualization of an RPS was developed during the social assessment of a proposed Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) in Michigan. This article describes an effort at mapping and analyzing an RPS produced by a proposal to site a low‐level radioactive waste (LLRW) storage facility in Michigan. A unique sampling technique was used to define the boundary of the generally concentric RPS. Risk perception mapping (RPM) is suggested as a rapid and efficient method for defining locally affected populations for social impact studies. 1991 American Anthropological Association
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 611-635 |
Number of pages | 25 |
Journal | American Anthropologist |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1991 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Anthropology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)