The impact of specific information provision on base station siting preferences risk

Risk perception

• risk estimation
• benefit
• risk knowledge

Endpoint

• influence of specific knowledge provision about the technical functionality of mobile communication on people's perception of mobile communication and their base station siting preferences

Considered exposure sources

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

Investigated group

228 residents of the German-speaking part of Switzerland were interviewed after reading 3 different texts (a neutral text, an information booklet about mobile communication and a emotionally charged newspaper article.