[The precautionary principle and risk perception of mobile phone technology] risk

Vorsorgeprinzip und Risikowahrnehmung des Mobilfunks

Risk perception

• general risk estimation
• risk knowledge
• information source
• trust in authorities/institutions
• concern, precautionary measurements, precautionary principle

Endpoint

• precautionary measures' influence on risk perception

Considered exposure sources

• • mobile communications
  • mobile phone
  • mobile phone base station

Investigated group

246 persons from Austria took part in the experimental study in 2003.

Comments on this article

• Moshammer H et al. (2005): [Letter to the article by H. Schütz and P. Wiedemann: "Precautionary principle and risk perception of cellular radio"]

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• Wiedemann PM et al. (2005): The precautionary principle and risk perception: experimental studies in the EMF area