The workshop will be a 2-day meeting and will take place at the Upham Hotel in downtown Santa Barbara.
| Friday, October 10: |
| 8:30 - 10:30 am |
Introductions - Each participant gives a five minute summary of background and interests related to perception of risk.
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| 10:30 - 10:45 am |
Break
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| 10:45 - 11:30 am |
Preliminary remarks on relationships between health risk perception and space/location (led by Harthorn, Oaks, & Stonich); we will provide a set of questions for participants to consider for Saturday morning presentation; discussion.
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| 11:30 - 1:00 am |
Three 20-30 minute PowerPoint presentations:
Mark Nichter: social and cultural aspects of risk perception
Ann Bostrom: cognitive/psychometric aspects of risk perception and communication
Gerry Rushton: spatial analysis of health risk
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1:00 - 2:00 pm
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Lunch (at the Upham)
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2:00 - 3:00 pm
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Presentation on spatial analysis - Michael Goodchild / CSISS / NCGIA
1) state of the art—perception of risk and space
2) state of the art—GIS and public health
3) current boundaries of knowledge and tools
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| 3:00 - 3:15 pm |
Break
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| 3:15 - 4:00 pm |
Presentation on spatial statistics and health - Luc Anselin
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| 4:00 - 4:30 pm |
Demo of new spatial statistics software, GeoDa - Luc Anselin
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| 4:30 - 5:30 pm |
Discussion
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| 6:00 pm |
Dinner at Aja Restaurant
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| Saturday, October 11: |
| 8:30 am - 12:00 pm |
Participants presentations - 15 minutes to present ideas, problems, questions around their research and for group comment. (15 min. break mid-morning)
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| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
Lunch (at the Upham)
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| 1:00 - 4:30 pm |
Wrap up session - future research directions; infrastructure needs (short mid-afternoon break)
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| 5:30 pm |
Reception at home of Barbara Herr Harthorn, Santa Barbara
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| 7:00 pm |
Banquet dinner at Madam Lu restaurant, upper State St., Santa Barbara
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