Environmental Risk Communication
NRE 515 / EHS 579
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate student standing or permission of instructor.

This course provides an introduction to risk assessment and management but emphasizes risk communication (i.e., any purposeful exchange of information about environmental risks between interested parties regarding levels of risk, their significance, and actions aimed at controlling these risks). With the help of case studies drawn mostly from industry, students will evaluate existing risk communication practice and formulate ways to improve public involvement in environmental risk decisions.