Risk and culture [[electronic resource] ] : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers / / Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky
| Risk and culture [[electronic resource] ] : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers / / Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky |
| Autore | Douglas Mary <1921-2007.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | WildavskyAaron B |
| Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk Risk - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental impact analysis Technology - Risk assessment |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-35523-6
9786612355233 0-520-90739-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Can We Know The Risks We Face? -- I. Risks are Hidden -- II. Risks are Selected -- III. Scientists Disagree -- IV. Assessment is Biased -- V. The Center is Complacent -- VI. The Border is Alarmed -- VII. The Border Fears For Nature -- VIII. America Is A Border Country -- IX. The Dialogue is Political -- Conclusion: Risk is a Collective Construct -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455505503321 |
Douglas Mary <1921-2007.>
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers
| Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers |
| Autore | Douglas Mary |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WildavskyAaron B
DouglasMary |
| Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk Risk - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental impact analysis Technology - Risk assessment Teknologi Risikoledelse Miljøet |
| Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
climate change conservation crime cultural theory of risk danger economy environmentalism fear foreign affairs foreign policy global warming government policy hazard law and order media nonfiction personal politics personal protection political beliefs politics pollution risk management risk perception sense of danger social dangers social issues social organization society sociology technology worldview |
| ISBN |
1-282-35523-6
9786612355233 0-520-90739-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Can We Know The Risks We Face? -- I. Risks are Hidden -- II. Risks are Selected -- III. Scientists Disagree -- IV. Assessment is Biased -- V. The Center is Complacent -- VI. The Border is Alarmed -- VII. The Border Fears For Nature -- VIII. America Is A Border Country -- IX. The Dialogue is Political -- Conclusion: Risk is a Collective Construct -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778083903321 |
Douglas Mary
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers
| Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers |
| Autore | Douglas Mary |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WildavskyAaron B
DouglasMary |
| Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk Risk - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental impact analysis Technology - Risk assessment Teknologi Risikoledelse Miljøet |
| ISBN |
9786612355233
9781282355231 1282355236 9780520907393 0520907396 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Can We Know The Risks We Face? -- I. Risks are Hidden -- II. Risks are Selected -- III. Scientists Disagree -- IV. Assessment is Biased -- V. The Center is Complacent -- VI. The Border is Alarmed -- VII. The Border Fears For Nature -- VIII. America Is A Border Country -- IX. The Dialogue is Political -- Conclusion: Risk is a Collective Construct -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911094253303321 |
Douglas Mary
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers
| Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers |
| Autore | Douglas Mary |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WildavskyAaron B
DouglasMary |
| Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk Risk - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental impact analysis Technology - Risk assessment Teknologi Risikoledelse Miljøet |
| ISBN |
9786612355233
9781282355231 1282355236 9780520907393 0520907396 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Can We Know The Risks We Face? -- I. Risks are Hidden -- II. Risks are Selected -- III. Scientists Disagree -- IV. Assessment is Biased -- V. The Center is Complacent -- VI. The Border is Alarmed -- VII. The Border Fears For Nature -- VIII. America Is A Border Country -- IX. The Dialogue is Political -- Conclusion: Risk is a Collective Construct -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911145705503321 |
Douglas Mary
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Social Roots of Risk : Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience
| Social Roots of Risk : Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience |
| Autore | Tierney Kathleen |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Palo Alto, : Stanford University Press, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302/.12 |
| Collana | High Reliability and Crisis Management |
| Soggetto topico |
Disasters - Social aspects
Risk - Social aspects Risk management - Social aspects Emergency management - Social aspects Environmental disasters - Social aspects Disasters -- Social aspects Emergency management -- Social aspects Risk -- Social aspects Risk management -- Social aspects |
| ISBN |
9780804791403
0804791406 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Risking More, Losing More: Thinking About Risk and Resilience -- Chapter 2. Looking Back: The Evolution of How We Talk About Risk -- Chapter 3. A Different Perspective: The Social Production of Risk -- Chapter 4. Culture and the Production of Risk -- Chapter 5. Organizations, Institutions, and the Production of Risk -- Chapter 6. Communities and Societies at Risk -- Chapter 7. Defining Resilience in Relation to Risk -- Chapter 8. Adaptive Resilience in the Face of Disasters -- Chapter 9. Looking Ahead: A Move Toward Safety, or More of the Same -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911091892003321 |
Tierney Kathleen
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| Palo Alto, : Stanford University Press, 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Social Roots of Risk : Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience
| Social Roots of Risk : Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience |
| Autore | Tierney Kathleen |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Palo Alto, : Stanford University Press, 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302/.12 |
| Collana | High Reliability and Crisis Management |
| Soggetto topico |
Disasters - Social aspects
Risk - Social aspects Risk management - Social aspects Emergency management - Social aspects Environmental disasters - Social aspects Disasters -- Social aspects Emergency management -- Social aspects Risk -- Social aspects Risk management -- Social aspects |
| ISBN |
9780804791403
0804791406 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. Risking More, Losing More: Thinking About Risk and Resilience -- Chapter 2. Looking Back: The Evolution of How We Talk About Risk -- Chapter 3. A Different Perspective: The Social Production of Risk -- Chapter 4. Culture and the Production of Risk -- Chapter 5. Organizations, Institutions, and the Production of Risk -- Chapter 6. Communities and Societies at Risk -- Chapter 7. Defining Resilience in Relation to Risk -- Chapter 8. Adaptive Resilience in the Face of Disasters -- Chapter 9. Looking Ahead: A Move Toward Safety, or More of the Same -- Notes -- References -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911153322803321 |
Tierney Kathleen
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| Palo Alto, : Stanford University Press, 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Social theories of risk and uncertainty [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / edited by Jens O. Zinn
| Social theories of risk and uncertainty [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / edited by Jens O. Zinn |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302/.12 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZinnJens |
| Soggetto topico |
Risk - Sociological aspects
Risk perception Risk - Social aspects Uncertainty - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-282-69020-5
9786612690204 1-4443-0148-9 1-4443-0149-7 |
| Classificazione | 71.02 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the contribution of sociology to the discourse on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn -- Risk society and reflexive modernization / Jens O. Zinn -- Governmentality and risk / Pat O'Malley -- Systems theory and risk / Klaus-Peter Japp and Isabel Kusche -- Edgework, risk, and uncertainty / Stephen Lyng -- Culture and risk / John Tulloch -- A comparison of sociological theorizing on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144704903321 |
| Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Social theories of risk and uncertainty [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / edited by Jens O. Zinn
| Social theories of risk and uncertainty [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction / / edited by Jens O. Zinn |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302/.12 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZinnJens |
| Soggetto topico |
Risk - Sociological aspects
Risk perception Risk - Social aspects Uncertainty - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-282-69020-5
9786612690204 1-4443-0148-9 1-4443-0149-7 |
| Classificazione | 71.02 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the contribution of sociology to the discourse on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn -- Risk society and reflexive modernization / Jens O. Zinn -- Governmentality and risk / Pat O'Malley -- Systems theory and risk / Klaus-Peter Japp and Isabel Kusche -- Edgework, risk, and uncertainty / Stephen Lyng -- Culture and risk / John Tulloch -- A comparison of sociological theorizing on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996209976103316 |
| Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Social theories of risk and uncertainty : an introduction / / edited by Jens O. Zinn
| Social theories of risk and uncertainty : an introduction / / edited by Jens O. Zinn |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina | 302/.12 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZinnJens |
| Soggetto topico |
Risk - Sociological aspects
Risk perception Risk - Social aspects Uncertainty - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
9786612690204
9781282690202 1282690205 9781444301489 1444301489 9781444301496 1444301497 |
| Classificazione | 71.02 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction : the contribution of sociology to the discourse on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn -- Risk society and reflexive modernization / Jens O. Zinn -- Governmentality and risk / Pat O'Malley -- Systems theory and risk / Klaus-Peter Japp and Isabel Kusche -- Edgework, risk, and uncertainty / Stephen Lyng -- Culture and risk / John Tulloch -- A comparison of sociological theorizing on risk and uncertainty / Jens O. Zinn. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818857003321 |
| Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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