Author: Marc Kennedy Date: 29 October 2009 Journal article
Integration of Social, Natural Sciences to Develop Improved Tools: Assessing and Managing Food Chain Risks
- Start date: 01 February 2005
- End date: 31 July 2008
A key concept within risk management is uncertainty which needs to be handled both at a statistical level within technical risk assessment and exposure models; but also needs to be understood within the two-way interaction with various stakeholders as part of the risk management process. Stakeholders may vary from specialist risk managers through to members of the public. What has been lacking in this research area in the past is the integration between the best available modelling of technical risk assessments with social science inputs on participation processes, consumer behaviour and effective risk communication.
The project will be based on three case studies representing different types of risk: chemical contamination, microbial contamination and a crisis scenario. At a technical level procedures will be used to model not only the risk to members of the public but also to develop measures of the uncertainties in those estimates of risk, taking account of interactions throughout the food chain and also the likely impact of risk information on consumer behaviour. The best ways of communicating risks both to members of the public and risk managers will be investigated and throughout the research stakeholder groups will be involved both to define the interfaces needed and to evaluate the outcomes from the project.
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Author: A. Liddon Date: 20 August 2009 Other publication/report
Author: G. Barker Date: 01 July 2009 Conference paper/presentation
Participation and e-participation : involving stakeholders in the management of food chain risks in the rural economy
Author: Simon French Date: 17 December 2008 Other publication/report
Non-technical summary
Author: Richard Shepherd Date: 05 November 2008 Research summary
Full research report
Author: Richard Shepherd Date: 05 November 2008 Full research report
Creator: Nan Zhang Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Simon French Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Simon French Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Martina Petkov Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Angela Cassidy Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Angela Cassidy Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Martina Petkov Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Pradeep Malakar Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Pradeep Malakar Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Pradeep Malakar Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Pradeep Malakar Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Pradeep Malakar Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Pradeep Malakar Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Pradeep Malakar Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Creator: Gary Barker Date: 29 October 2008 Seminar/workshop
Recipient: Nan Zhang Date: 29 October 2008 Thesis/dissertation
Recipient: M. Schlabitz Date: 29 October 2008 Thesis/dissertation
Recipient: C. Mohr Date: 29 October 2008 Thesis/dissertation
Recipient: C. Dain Date: 29 October 2008 Thesis/dissertation