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Risk Communication and Miscommunication: Case Studies in Science, Technology, Engineering, Government, and Community Organizations
Carolyn Boiarsky
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Description for Risk Communication and Miscommunication: Case Studies in Science, Technology, Engineering, Government, and Community Organizations
Paperback. Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: CBV; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 245.
Effective communication can help prevent or minimize damage from environmental disasters. In Risk Communication and Miscommunication, Carolyn Boiarsky teaches students, technical writers, public affairs officers, engineers, scientists, and governmental officials the writing and communication skills necessary for dealing with environmental and technological problems that could lead to major crises. Drawing from research in rhetoric, linguistics, technical communication, educational psychology, and web design, Boiarsky provides a new way to look at risk communication. She shows how failing to consider the readers' needs and the rhetorical context in which a document is read can be catastrophic and how anticipating those needs can ... Read more
Effective communication can help prevent or minimize damage from environmental disasters. In Risk Communication and Miscommunication, Carolyn Boiarsky teaches students, technical writers, public affairs officers, engineers, scientists, and governmental officials the writing and communication skills necessary for dealing with environmental and technological problems that could lead to major crises. Drawing from research in rhetoric, linguistics, technical communication, educational psychology, and web design, Boiarsky provides a new way to look at risk communication. She shows how failing to consider the readers' needs and the rhetorical context in which a document is read can be catastrophic and how anticipating those needs can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
Number of Pages
154
Place of Publication
Colorado, United States
ISBN
9781607324669
SKU
V9781607324669
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About Carolyn Boiarsky
Carolyn Boiarsky is professor of English at Purdue University Calumet and founder and director of the Northwest Indiana Writing Project. She is the author of four books, including Technical Communication: Contexts, Audiences, and Communities and Writings from the Workplace: Documents, Models, and Cases; has published in numerous business and technical communication journals; and has received the Society of Technical Communication's ... Read more
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