Open AccessInstitutional trust, information, and risk perceptions; Report of findings of the Las Vegas metropolitan area survey, June 29--July 1, 1992
Author(s) -
Alvin H. Mushkatel,
K. David Pijawka
Publication year - 1992
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/138666
Subject(s) - las vegas , metropolitan area , perception , government (linguistics) , geography , risk perception , business , psychology , archaeology , neuroscience , linguistics , philosophy
This study reports on the preliminary results of a survey of attitudes and perceptions of Las Vegas area residents regarding the proposed high-level nuclear waste repository. The survey`s focus was to examine the various dimensions of trust and confidence in government`s efforts to develop the country`s nuclear waste repository in Yucca Mountain, Nevada