Giuseppe Tipaldo
Among ‘Bananas’ and ‘Backyards’: A Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Risk and Scientific Literacy on the Attitude towards a Waste Co-incinerator in Italy
University of Turin
abstract paper based social impact research possible nimbyeffect turin italy coincinerator deals risk perception scientific literacy influence attitude towards hightech controversial industrial plants paper argues plant infrastructure settlements substantial ecological impact represent highly sophisticated diverse social phenomenon risk plays important unique role taking account important concomitant variables trust mass media use political culture decisionmaking processes first shown risk monodimensional concept assumed psychometric tradition two dimensions concept found collective dimension positive monotonic association critical attitude towards coincinerator whereas individual dimension unexpectedly negative correlation explained detail also demonstrates scientific literacy statistical significance attitude model confirming wellknown limits called knowledge deficit model