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SP3-2013 Editors Malavika Kapur Dilip Ahuja Sangeetha Menon Proceedings of the Seminar on PUBLIC RISK PERCEPTION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED STUDIES Bangalore, India Proceedings of the Seminar on P R P ublic isk eRcePtion Seminar held on 29th & 30th September 2011 Editors Malavika Kapur Dilip Ahuja Sangeetha Menon NatioNal iNstitute of advaNced studies Indian Institute of Scicence Campus, Bangalore-560012 © National Institute of Advanced Studies 2013 Published by National Institute of Advanced Studies Indian Institute of Science Campus Bangalore - 560 012 Tel: 2218 5000, Fax: 2218 5028 E-mail: [email protected] SP3-2013 ISBN: 978-81-87663-75-1 Cover picture: Dr. Keshav Kumar, Nimhans, Bangalore. Typeset & Printed by Aditi Enterprises Bangalore - 560 023 Ph.: 080-2310 7302 E-mail: [email protected] CONTENTS PREFACE ........................................................................................ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ..........................................................xiii PART I: BACKGROUND AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF RISK PERCEPTION Chapter I: Introduction: Perception and Acceptance of Public Risks V S Ramamurthy ............................................................3 Chapter 2: Risk Perception and the Sense of Security: A Humanities Approach Sangeetha Menon..........................................................11 Chapter 3: Role of Risk Communication in Risk Studies M G Narasimhan .........................................................25 Chapter 4: Psychological, Social and Cultural Perspectives on Risk Malavika Kapur ............................................................45 iii PART II: NATURE OF SPECIFIC RISKS AND THE PUBLIC PERCEPTION Chapter 5: Risk Perception: Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Vivek Benegal ...............................................................59 Chapter 6: Cellphones, Possible Risks: Can it Cause Brain Cancer? D P SenGupta and Vani Santosh .................................73 Chapter 7: Demystifying GMOs in India (Public Risk Perception of GM Crops) M Mahadevappa ...........................................................87 Chapter 8: Threat Perceptions of Gene Manipulation Nagesh Hegde ...............................................................97 Chapter 9: Public Perception of the Seriousness of Climate Change as a Problem Dilip R Ahuja ............................................................107 Chapter 10: Technology, Risk Perception and Acceptance: The Case of Carbon Capture and Storage Krishna Ravi Srinivas.................................................115 Chapter 11: Public Perception of Nuclear Power K S Parthasarathy .......................................................139 Chapter 12: What is Really Real? Atul H Chokshi ...........................................................161 PART III: PANEL DISCUSSIONS CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter 13: Summary by Prof. R Rajaraman ..........................179 iv List of Participants Atul H Chokshi Geethanjali Monto, Department of Materials Reporter, Current Science Engineering Indian Academy of Science, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 560 080 Bangalore 560 012 [email protected] Tel: 080-22932684, 2360 1480 [email protected] Chidambaran Iyer C B Jagannatha Rao National Institute of Advanced (R) No.8, “UN-Saunli”, Ammai Studies Amma Layout, SR Layout Road IISc Campus, Bangalore 560012, Off NAL-Wind Tunnel Road 080-2218 5052, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore [email protected] 560017, 080-41123449 Dilip R Ahuja K Lakshmi National Insti.tute of Advanced Research Scholar, NIAS Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore [email protected] 560012, 080-2218 5135 [email protected] Geetanjali Yadav M Mahadevappa Ph.D. Scholar, NIAS Director, JSS Rural Dev. [email protected] Foundation, Mysore - 570 004; Ex-Chairman, ASRB, Ex-Vice Chancellor UAS, Dharwad # 1576, 1st Cross, Chandra Layout Bangalore 560 040 080-23216040 [email protected] v Malavika Kapur Priyam Laxmi Borgohain National Institute of Advanced Research Scholar, NIAS, Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore [email protected] 560012, 080-2218 5091 [email protected] Nagesh Hegde R Rajaraman Freelance Journalist, Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Mytri Grama, Sulikere Post Physics, School of Physical Kengeri Hobli Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru Bangalore-560060, 080-22739757 University, New Delhi 110067 [email protected] 011-26704785 [email protected] Namitha Kumar V S Ramamurthy Research Scholar, NIAS, Director, National Institute of [email protected] Advanced Studies, IISc Campus Bangalore 560012, 080-2218 5075 2360 1969 [email protected] M G Narasimhan K Ravi Srinivas National Institute of Advanced Associate Fellow& Managing Studies, IISc Campus, Editor: Asian Biotechnology & Bangalore 560012, 080-2218 5081 Development Review [email protected] RIS - Research & Information System For Developing Coun- tries, Zone -IV B, IVth Floor, India Habitat Center Lodhi Road, New Delhi 11 00 03, 011-24682177- 80 EXT 130 [email protected] [email protected] Narendar Pani Richa Malhotra National Institute of Advanced Reporter, Current Science Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore Indian Academy of Science 560012, 080-2218 5145 Bangalore 560 080 [email protected] K S [email protected] Parthasarathy Ritajyoti Bandyopadhyay Former Secretary, AERB National Institute of Advanced Flat 302, Mangal Prabha Sector 9 Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore Nerul, Navi Mumbai 400706 560012 022-25990357 [email protected] vi Sangeetha Menon Vani Santosh, MD National Institute of Advanced Professor and Head, Department Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore of Neuropathology, NIMHANS 560012, 080-2218 5090 Bangalore 560029 [email protected] 080-2899 5132 (O) [email protected] D P SenGupta S Vasant Kumar National Institute of Advanced 52, Divyasri, Aryanagar Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore Vysya Bank Colony 560012, 080-2218 5062 34th Main, J.P. Nagar Phase 1 [email protected] Bangalore 560078, 080-22455375 [email protected] Shiv Sethi Vivek Benegal, M.D. Psychiatry Associate Professor, Raman Additional Professor of Research Institute, C. V. Raman Psychiatry, and Neurosciences Avenue, Sadashivanagar NIMHANS, Bangalore 560029 Bangalore 560 080 080-2572-9310 [email protected] [email protected] B V Sreekantan National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc Campus, Bangalore 560012, 080-2218 5082 [email protected] vii
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