Risk conundrums : solving unsolvable problems / / edited by Roger E. Kasperson |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 276 pages) |
Disciplina | 368 |
Collana | Earthscan risk in society |
Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk perception Risk communication Environmental risk assessment |
ISBN |
1-138-95607-4
1-317-35347-1 1-315-66589-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | How can we be sure that we are working on the right risks? / Roger Kasperson, B. Ram, and S. Ratick -- Whose views really matter in the end? / Roger Kasperson, Paul Slovic, Nick Pidgeon, and Ortwin Renn -- How do we move forward when there is no trust? / Seth Tuler, Roger Kasperson, Dominic Golding, and Timothy Downs -- How can we best deal with the unexpected? / Robert Goble, Roger Kasperson, and Samuel Ratick -- How can we learn more from learning about risk controversies? / S. Tuler, K. Dow and, T. Webler -- The role of insurance and other policy tools in reducing the economic effects of global disasters / Howard Kunreuther -- How can we improve decision making in the face of catastrophic risk? / Howard Kunreuther, Paul Slovic, and Kimberly Giusti Olson -- Risk communication and social media / Jeannette Sutton and Shari Veil -- China's development and environmental risk management : a balanced perspective for the future / J. Bi. [et al.] -- Addressing risk conundrums in megacity development : Mexico City / Timothy J. Downs and Marisa Mazari-Hiriart -- Ambiguity in an ambiguous region / Jeremy Tasch and Weiwei Tasch -- Risk conundrums of the renewable energy transition : can we balance opportunities, optimism, and challenges? / Bonnie Ram and Jennie Stephens -- Hydraulic fracturing : a risk for environment, energy security and affordability? / Nick Pidgeon, Merryn Thomas, Tristan Partridge, Darrick Evensen, and Barbara Harthorn -- Out of harm's way : challenges in reducing current and future coastal risk exposure / Susanne C. Moser, Kirstin Dow, and Seth Tuler -- Addressing risk conundrums in sustainable development / Timothy J. Downs, Edward R. Carr and Robert Goble -- Vulnerability does not just fall from the sky : addressing the vulnerability conundrum / Jesse Ribot -- Risk governance : concept and application to systemic risk / Ortwin Renn -- How can we prevent the collapse of humanitarian values in foreign policy decisions? / Paul Slovic, Robin Gregory, Daniel Vastfjall, and David Frank. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792907403321 |
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Risk conundrums : solving unsolvable problems / / edited by Roger E. Kasperson |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxi, 276 pages) |
Disciplina |
368
363.102 |
Collana | Earthscan risk in society |
Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk perception Risk communication Environmental risk assessment |
ISBN |
1-138-95607-4
1-317-35347-1 1-315-66589-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | How can we be sure that we are working on the right risks? / Roger Kasperson, B. Ram, and S. Ratick -- Whose views really matter in the end? / Roger Kasperson, Paul Slovic, Nick Pidgeon, and Ortwin Renn -- How do we move forward when there is no trust? / Seth Tuler, Roger Kasperson, Dominic Golding, and Timothy Downs -- How can we best deal with the unexpected? / Robert Goble, Roger Kasperson, and Samuel Ratick -- How can we learn more from learning about risk controversies? / S. Tuler, K. Dow and, T. Webler -- The role of insurance and other policy tools in reducing the economic effects of global disasters / Howard Kunreuther -- How can we improve decision making in the face of catastrophic risk? / Howard Kunreuther, Paul Slovic, and Kimberly Giusti Olson -- Risk communication and social media / Jeannette Sutton and Shari Veil -- China's development and environmental risk management : a balanced perspective for the future / J. Bi. [et al.] -- Addressing risk conundrums in megacity development : Mexico City / Timothy J. Downs and Marisa Mazari-Hiriart -- Ambiguity in an ambiguous region / Jeremy Tasch and Weiwei Tasch -- Risk conundrums of the renewable energy transition : can we balance opportunities, optimism, and challenges? / Bonnie Ram and Jennie Stephens -- Hydraulic fracturing : a risk for environment, energy security and affordability? / Nick Pidgeon, Merryn Thomas, Tristan Partridge, Darrick Evensen, and Barbara Harthorn -- Out of harm's way : challenges in reducing current and future coastal risk exposure / Susanne C. Moser, Kirstin Dow, and Seth Tuler -- Addressing risk conundrums in sustainable development / Timothy J. Downs, Edward R. Carr and Robert Goble -- Vulnerability does not just fall from the sky : addressing the vulnerability conundrum / Jesse Ribot -- Risk governance : concept and application to systemic risk / Ortwin Renn -- How can we prevent the collapse of humanitarian values in foreign policy decisions? / Paul Slovic, Robin Gregory, Daniel Vastfjall, and David Frank. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815658503321 |
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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