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PROJECT CODE: 95/PH/A10,13/P2
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Train scientists to recognize that, regardless of the precision of
scientific estimates, public issues of equity including the dimension of “outrage” need to be
thoroughly understood and incorporated into risk management solutions. This project follows
an FY94 project which familiarizes state managers with a new paradigm, Interactive Risk
Communication, so that the techniques can be pilot tested and employed in the Gulf of
Mexico. This process seeks to proactively involve an affected public in describing risks and
seeking solutions for risk management strategies.
Type: Dependent on Action Item 21, Project 1 (FY94)
Geography: Gulfwide
Statement of Product: Workshop and report
cost: $75K
Start Date: 1995
Completion Date: 1996
TASK 1: Complete a Plan of Operations (Planops) which details specifically how
the project is to be planned, conducted, and completed. The Planops
will include the designation of project leader, independent QA reviewer,
all extramural cooperators, as well as a description of the background
of the issue, methods to be employed in conducting the project,
schedules, and specific criteria for measuring performance.
TASK 2: Conduct and evaluate workshop.
TASK 3: Submit a report which evaluates the concept and recommends where
the technique can be applied in the Gulf of Mexico.