Integrating qualitative methodologies into risk assessment: Insights from South Durban

In the field of risk management, there is growing recognition that traditional tools of analysis may be limited in their ability to arrive at a textured understanding of risk as it is actually experienced by communities. This paper begins with the premise that risk is socially constructed by lay peo...

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Main Authors: Shirley Brooks, Catherine Sutherland, Dianne Scott, Heli Guy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2010-10-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
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Online Access:http://192.168.0.121/index.php/sajs/article/view/9925