Journal article
The Utility of In-Depth Interviews for Studying the Meaning of Environmental Risk
Abstract
This paper explores the utility of in-depth interviews for understanding how individuals and communities socially construct the risks (degree of threat) from environmental hazards (phenomena which threaten), and describes some challenges for guarding against threats to trustworthiness (qualitative rigor). The paper involves the interface between a case study of the social construction of environmental risk (Baxter 1997), and a critical …
Authors
Baxter J; Eyles J
Journal
The Professional Geographer, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 307–320
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
May 1, 1999
DOI
10.1111/0033-0124.00167
ISSN
0033-0124