Science and the public: building trust for development

SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2012
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Van der Linde
KEYWORDS: SCIENCE COMMUNICATION
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Web link: http://www.hsrc.ac.za/en/review/hsrc-review-november-2012/Science-and-the-public-building-trust-for-development
Intranet: HSRC Library: shelf number 7751
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/2951
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2951

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Abstract

During the night of 6 April 2009 an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck the small town of L'quila in Italy, killing 309 people. The earthquake came after four months of continuous seismic activity. The discipline and practice of an area called science communication has become increasingly important for development. Ina van der Linde explores.