Cultural predispositions, specific affective feelings, and benefit–risk perceptions: explicating local policy elites’ perceived utility of high voltage power line installations risk

Risk perception

• benefit
• risk perception
• risk knowledge
• trust in authorities/institutions

Endpoint

• factors influencing benefit-risk perception of power lines

Considered exposure sources

• • 50/60 Hz
  • magnetic field
• • power transmission line

Investigated group

420 local policy elites in Arkansas, USA, took part in a survey in 2014.