Hazards and the communication of risk john w handmer edmund penning rowsell middlesex polytechnic flood hazard research centre isbn 9780566027840 kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Risk communication risk communicationinteractive exchange of information about health or environmental risks among risk assessors managers news media interested groups and the general public is the process of informing people about potential hazards to their person property or community scholars define risk communication as a science based approach for communicating effectively in situations of high stress high concern or controversy. Hoppner et al 28 define risk communication as an approach to raise awareness 93 encourage adaptive behaviour inform on hazards risks and behaviours during an event build trust 94 enable . The main purpose of communicating risks is to inform people about the potential hazards related to a particular condition or activity these hazards may be directly linked to a person community or property it involves a two way exchange of information between the parties likely to be affected the communicator should engage all of them and respond to questions and concerns communicators apply practical and scientific principles to interact with both parties effectively especially during