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Communicating Risks to the Public
International Perspectives
Av R.E Kasperson, P.J. Stallen
Inbunden, 1990
2188 kr
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Risk communication: the evolution of attempts Risk communication is at once a very new and a very old field of interest. Risk analysis, as Krimsky and Plough (1988:2) point out, dates back at least to the Babylonians in 3200 BC. Cultures have traditionally utilized a host of mecha nisms for …
Politics of Nuclear Power
A History of the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant
Inbunden, 1990
1643 kr
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Several individuals noted the potentially important civilian uses of atomic energy shortly after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. That year J. Robert Oppenheimer told a national radio audience that "in the near future" it would be possible to generate profitable electric power from …
Risk and Society: The Interaction of Science, Technology and Public Policy
Av M Waterstone
Inbunden, 1991
1643 kr
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Life in the last quarter of the twentieth century presents a baffling array of complex issues. The benefits of technology are arrayed against the risks and hazards of those same technological marvels (frequently, though not always, arising as side effects or by-products). This confrontation poses …
Environment and Democratic Transition:
Policy and Politics in Central and Eastern Europe
Inbunden, 1993
1643 kr
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Recent democratization and the accompanied liberalization of the media in Central and Eastern Europe has brought the devastating environmental impacts of the intensive and careless industrialization of the last 40 years to the surface. Less is known, however, about the social, political and …
Future Risks and Risk Management
Inbunden, 1994
1692 kr
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This text aims to provide a broad perspective on risk, including: basic philosophical issues concerned with values; psychological issues, such as the perception of risk; and the factors that generate risks in current and future technological and social systems, including both technical and …
Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation
Evaluating Models for Environmental Discourse
Av Ortwin Renn, Thomas Webler m. fl.
Inbunden, 1995
2188 kr
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Ortwin Renn Thomas Wehler Peter Wiedemann In late July of 1992 the small and remote mountain resort of Morschach in the Swiss Alps became a lively place of discussion, debate, and discourse. Over a three-day period twenty-two analysts and practitioners of public participation from the United States …
Communicating about Risks to Environment and Health in Europe
Av Philip C.R. Gray, Richard M. Stern m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
1643 kr
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Public experience with risk communication differs greatly from country to country in Europe and there has been little opportunity for the transfer of experience and learning between countries. This is especially true for the many new European States, including the countries in transition from …
Quantified Societal Risk and Policy Making
Av Richard E. Jorissen, P.J. Stallen
Inbunden, 1998
1130 kr
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This work is the result of an international workshop on societal risk organized by the Dutch Ministry for Transport, Public Works and Water Management, with additional financial support from the Directorate for Transportation (DG VII) of the European Union. Managing risks, whether there is a strong …
Cross-Cultural Risk Perception
A Survey of Empirical Studies
Av Ortwin Renn, Bernd Rohrmann
Inbunden, 2000
1639 kr
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Cross-Cultural Risk Perception demonstrates the richness and wealth of theoretical insights and practical information that risk perception studies can offer to policy makers, risk experts, and interested parties. The book begins with an extended introduction summarizing the state of the art in risk …
Communicating about Risks to Environment and Health in Europe
Av Philip C.R. Gray, Richard M. Stern m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1643 kr
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Public experience with risk communication differs greatly from country to country in Europe and there has been little opportunity for the transfer of experience and learning between countries. This is especially true for the many new European States, including the countries in transition from …
Quantified Societal Risk and Policy Making
Av Richard E. Jorissen, P.J. Stallen
Häftad, 2010
1098 kr
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Quantified Societal Risk and Policy Making is the result of an international workshop on societal risk organized by the Dutch Ministry for Transport, Public Works and Water Management with additional financial support from the Directorate for Transportation (DG VII) of the European Union. Managing …
Cross-Cultural Risk Perception
A Survey of Empirical Studies
Av Ortwin Renn, Bernd Rohrmann
Häftad, 2010
1643 kr
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Cross-Cultural Risk Perception demonstrates the richness and wealth of theoretical insights and practical information that risk perception studies can offer to policy makers, risk experts, and interested parties. The book begins with an extended introduction summarizing the state of the art in risk …
Risk Management
Insights from Different Settings
Av Cristina Florio, Monika Wieczorek-Kosmala m. fl.
Inbunden, 2022
1752 kr
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This volume offers new, convincing empirical evidence on topical risk- and risk management-related issues in diverse settings, using an interdisciplinary approach. The authors advance compelling arguments, firmly anchored to well-accepted theoretical frameworks, while adopting either qualitative or …
Risk Management
Insights from Different Settings
Av Cristina Florio, Monika Wieczorek-Kosmala m. fl.
Häftad, 2023
1752 kr
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This volume offers new, convincing empirical evidence on topical risk- and risk management-related issues in diverse settings, using an interdisciplinary approach. The authors advance compelling arguments, firmly anchored to well-accepted theoretical frameworks, while adopting either qualitative or …
Integration of Project, Infrastructure, and Enterprise Risk Management
How to Evaluate, Aggregate, and Manage High-Tech Performance Risks
Inbunden, 2025
1130 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of integrated risk management across three main domains: enterprise, infrastructure/institutional, and program/project risk management. It sets out to define the types of risk that are applicable to each domain, including strategic …
Natural Disasters in the United States
Making Sense of Risks and Vulnerability
Av Natalie Rauscher, Welf Werner
Inbunden, 2025
1643 kr
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This volume examines the history of natural disasters in the United States and the nation's ongoing struggles with long-term disaster preparedness and response. It explores the political, economic, and cultural factors that have shaped the country's vulnerability. It highlights why, despite its …
Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation
A Critical Review of Formats for Deliberative Policymaking
Av Ortwin Renn, Thomas Webler m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
989 kr
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This book examines fair citizen participation as a key element of effective policy support. Over the past two decades, many countries have embraced more reflective and inclusive governance in environmental policymaking. This book demonstrates how democratic and deliberative approaches yield better …
Disasters and the Politics of Trauma
Political, Social, and Cultural Aspects of Coping with and Managing Disasters
Av DeMond S. Miller, Sotirios Chtouris
Inbunden, 2026
1467 kr
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This book examines the impact of disasters on individuals and communities, from natural calamities like wildfires and hurricanes, technological disasters, and human-induced crises. The authors present case studies from Greece and the United States, including recent events such as the national …
Risk-Based Banking
Governance, Resilience and the Future of European Financial Power
Inbunden, 2026
1342 kr
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European finance now operates under a dense web of intersecting rules. While these safeguards have reduced formal weaknesses, they often undercut strategic capacity, immobilize capital, and promote a tick-box mindset. This book argues that the problem is not the volume of regulations, but rather …
Risk Analysis of Natural Hazards
Interdisciplinary Challenges and Integrated Solutions
Av Paolo Gardoni, Colleen Murphy m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
1010 kr
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This volume investigates the interdisciplinary and cross-cutting challenges in the risk analysis of natural hazards. It brings together leading minds in engineering, science, philosophy, law, and the social sciences. Parts I and II of this volume explore risk assessment, first by providing an …
Risk Analysis of Natural Hazards
Interdisciplinary Challenges and Integrated Solutions
Av Paolo Gardoni, Colleen Murphy m. fl.
Häftad, 2016
1095 kr
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This volume investigates the interdisciplinary and cross-cutting challenges in the risk analysis of natural hazards. It brings together leading minds in engineering, science, philosophy, law, and the social sciences. Parts I and II of this volume explore risk assessment, first by providing an …
Food Safety Governance
Integrating Science, Precaution and Public Involvement
Inbunden, 2009
1098 kr
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working mechanisms and to develop the overall governance framework in which we operate. Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Executive Director European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Parma, March 2008 Acknowledgements This book and the General Framework for the Precautionary and Inclusive Governance of Food …
Risk Assessment, Modeling and Decision Support
Strategic Directions
Av Ann Bostrom, Steven P. French m. fl.
Inbunden, 2008
1643 kr
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1 2 Ann Bostrom , Steven P. French 1,2 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA st The first years of the 21 century brought horrific loss of life and property from earthquakes and tsunamis worldwide. Briefly, the world focused on international disaster prevention, response and …
Food Safety Governance
Integrating Science, Precaution and Public Involvement
Häftad, 2010
1010 kr
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working mechanisms and to develop the overall governance framework in which we operate. Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Executive Director European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Parma, March 2008 Acknowledgements This book and the General Framework for the Precautionary and Inclusive Governance of Food …
Risk Assessment, Modeling and Decision Support
Strategic Directions
Av Ann Bostrom, Steven P. French m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
1643 kr
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1 2 Ann Bostrom , Steven P. French 1,2 Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA st The first years of the 21 century brought horrific loss of life and property from earthquakes and tsunamis worldwide. Briefly, the world focused on international disaster prevention, response and …
Risk Management and Governance
Concepts, Guidelines and Applications
Inbunden, 2010
1752 kr
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Risk is a popular topic in many sciences - in natural, medical, statistical, engineering, social, economic and legal disciplines. Yet, no single discipline can grasp the full meaning of risk. Investigating risk requires a multidisciplinary approach. The authors, coming from two very different …
Wicked Problems – Social Messes
Decision Support Modelling with Morphological Analysis
Av Tom Ritchey
Inbunden, 2011
1098 kr
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This is the first dedicated book to be published on computer-aided General Morphological Analysis (GMA) as a non-quantified modelling method. It presents the history and theory of GMA and describes how it is used to develop interactive, non-quantified inference models. Eleven case studies are …
Risk Management and Governance
Concepts, Guidelines and Applications
Häftad, 2012
1752 kr
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Risk is a popular topic in many sciences - in natural, medical, statistical, engineering, social, economic and legal disciplines. Yet, no single discipline can grasp the full meaning of risk. Investigating risk requires a multidisciplinary approach. The authors, coming from two very different …
Wicked Problems – Social Messes
Decision Support Modelling with Morphological Analysis
Av Tom Ritchey
Häftad, 2013
1098 kr
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This is the first dedicated book to be published on computer-aided General Morphological Analysis (GMA) as a non-quantified modelling method. It presents the history and theory of GMA and describes how it is used to develop interactive, non-quantified inference models. Eleven case studies are …
Resilience and Recovery in Asian Disasters
Community Ties, Market Mechanisms, and Governance
Av Daniel P. Aldrich, Sothea Oum m. fl.
Inbunden, 2014
1098 kr
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This book establishes a new, holistic framework for disaster recovery and mitigation, providing a multidisciplinary perspective on the field of risk management strategies and societal and communal resilience. Going beyond narrow approaches that are all too prevalent in the field, this work builds …
