NRE 3000 Lecture 21: Human Dimensions Lec 21

• School: UConn
• Department: Natural Resources and the Environment
• Course: NRE 3000
• Professor: Anita Morzillo

Document Summary

Halsgap situation: people keep feeding kangaroos things that hurt them, and people acting unsafe around wild kangaroos - putting themselves in danger. Pathway: education on how to interact with kangaroos (and what they can eat): social carrying capacity helps us determine a pathway, risk and uncertainty help us determine a pathway. Risk: perceived risk is low, and may be lower than actual risk, kangaroos may be harmed from eating bread, kangaroos become used to people and grow bolder, more conflicts may occur as a result. Objectives: describe the roles of perception and control in how people respond to risk. Risk: probability of an event occurring that results in a positive or negative impact, chance. Risk assessment: the process of evaluating the likelihood of an event occurring. Risk perception: the difference between individual intuitive judgement and expert technical assessment. Social amplification of risk: increased awareness and concern about risk resulting in changes in social behavior.