Communication perspective

With the reintroduction of the RAP series, the Editorial Board decided to include two main types of articles in the journal format Perspectives and Communications. Perspectives in RAP are expected to synthesize results from the primary literature and perhaps from new/novel results and place these in perspective relative to the broader field. These articles may be similar to review articles, but also are intended to present important ideas and hypotheses, and may present proposals for interesting directions in the field. It is the hope of the Editorial Board that these... 

A recent survey on community perspectives at the eight continental U.S. stockpile sites by a PMCD contractor at the University of Arizona excluded JACADS because of its atypical situation (Williams et al., 1999). Because there is no indigenous population adjacent to JACADS with whom to communicate, emphasis has been on other stakeholders, and... 

Angold, A., Erkanli, A., Egger, H., and Costello, J. (2000) Stimulant treatment for children a community perspective. Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 39 975-983. 

McCallum, D.B., and S.L. Santos. 1996. Participation and persuasion A communications perspective on risk management. Pp 16.1-16.32 in Risk Assessment and Management Handbook For Environmental, Health, and Safety Professionals, R.V. Kolluru, S.M. Bartell, R.M. Pitblado, and R.S. Stricoff, eds. New York McGraw Hill. 

Various other important perspectives on the business case for the industry by others - the investor community perspective, an investment analysis piece providing a cautionary tale regarding Dow and Bhopal and potential market backlash, the scientific and NGO community perspective, and a commentary on corporate governance and sustainability. 

ACHIEVING BUSINESS VALUE THE INVESTMENT COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS IN VALUATIONS... 

Walsh J J. Conrad ET. Stubing HD. et al. 1988. Control of volatile organic compound emissions at a landfill site in New York A community perspective. Waste Management and Research 6 23-34. 

Angold A, Alaattin E, Egger HL, et al. Stimulant treatment for children A community perspective. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2000 39 975-984. 

Contrast that spiritual and communal perspective with our modern approach to depression, which we have come to see as an illness that can be medicated and treated with a few outcome-focused therapy sessions. The individual, facing a hell that we all might know, is nonetheless left essentially alone to deal with the crisis, which is understood in purely medical terms. In my view, this isolation only contributes to the depression indeed, feeling disconnected may have partly caused the depression in the first place. 

Pearce, W. B. (2007). Making social worlds A communication perspective. Malden, MA Blackwell. 

In local government areas in northern Queensland after natural disasters, it is the primary role of EHOs to determine the environmental health risks and priorities from a community perspective and to provide this information to decision makers in a timely manner. 

The PFPWR50 is a concept developed in Japan with a local community perspective it may also suit the needs of local communities in some developing countries. 

Lang, M. T. (2006). Management of the Mekong River Basin Contesting its sustainability from a communication perspective. In T. Tvedt E. Jakobsson (Eds.), A history of water Water control and river biographies (pp. 552-580). London LB. Tauiis. 

Gross, C. (2007). Community perspectives of wind eneigy in Australia The application of a justice and community fairness framework to increase social acceptance. Energy Policy, 35(5), 2727-2736. 

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