It is argued (Nathan, 2010 pg 154) that risk perceptions are
“contextual and that they must be analysed as both constrained by social factors and embedded in an
‘individual and collective life and livelihood strategy”.
Critically review this statement in the context of ONE of the following:
(i) a disaster of your choice (this may be natural or otherwise), OR
(ii) living in close proximity to a nuclear power station.


high guys this is my essay for 3000 words, any one wana help?


The assignment is capable of testing the following learning outcomes:
1. epistemic and frequentist conceptions of probability
2. conditional probabilities, calculus of probabilities and Bayes theorem
3. probability distributions, normal and Poisson
4. basic epidemiology: case-control and longitudinal studies
5. risk as the product of probability and consequences
6. fault trees and event trees
7. the factors influencing perception of risk and their significance in risk communication
8. the role of cost benefit analysis and other techniques used in assigning a monetary valuation to risk
9. the use of risk as a prioritisation tool for regulatory agencies.     

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emily
assg pls any readin material you can get,pls let me knw.tanx

any luck so far...?