Environmental Risk Communication and Risk Management

From ERAC Edu

Time:	3.-5.10.2011
Place:	Lectures: University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus (map pdf), lecture room L22, the 2nd floor in Snellmania building and seminar room 1039, the 1st floor in Tietoteknia building
Credits:	3 ECTS
Language:	English
Organizers:	Organized jointly by The Finnish Doctoral Programme in Environmental Science and Technology (EnSTe), The Doctoral Programme in Environmental Health, and Environmental Risk Assessment Centre (ERACedu)

The course content

The course covers concepts for more effective risk communication and, since risk communication and risk management are so intertwined, concepts of risk management are discussed.

Requirements and grading

Intensive course includes 16 h lectures and 6 h seminars. As a preliminary assignment students prepare a presentation based on a scientific article. Successful completion of the seminar presentation, participation on the seminar discussions as well as a presence at the lectures is required to pass the course. There is no exam and the course is graded passed/failed.

Online learning environment

Course material is shared in Moodle learning environment. Participants can access the site with their home university intra user name and password. Participants that are not students of Finnish universities can order passwords from Maarit Särkilahti (maarit.sarkilahti@tut.fi).

Lecturers

Dr. Tom Hatfield, California State University Northridge
Dr. Ilkka Miettinen, National Institute for Health and Welfare
Dr. Jouni Tuomisto, National Institute for Health and Welfare
Dr. Tarja Pitkänen, National Institute for Health and Welfare
Prof. Tuula Tuhkanen, Tampere University of Technology

Registration by September 26, 2011.

Programme

Monday 3.10.2011, L22, 12-17 PM: Risk Perception (T. Hatfield)

Introduction, Content of the course 0.5 h

Risk perception (outrage factors; heuristics) 1.5 h

Case: Global Warming 1 h

Negotiation 1 h

Tuesday 4.10.2011, Teknia 1039, 9 - 16: Risk Communication (T. Hatfield)

Risk communication strategies 1.5 h

Risk Comparisons 1.5 h

Cases: Grading of food facilities, Risk Labels 1 h

Shared Understanding (J. Tuomisto) 1 h

Strategic Planning 1 h

Wednesday 5.10.2011, Teknia 1039, 9 - 16: Risk Management (T. Hatfield)

Philosophical, economic, and legal models 2 h

Cases:

• Source reduction of lab hazardous wastes 0.5 h
• Phaseout of leaded fuel 0.5 h

Water Risk Management

• Quantitative microbial risk assessment and multibarrier approach for water safety management (I. Miettinen, T. Pitkänen) 1 h
• (Tuula Tuhkanen) 1 h

Implementation 1 h