Risk conundrums : solving unsolvable problems /
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. ©2017 |
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| Description: | xxi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Earthscan risk in society series Earthscan risk in society series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11359167 |
Table of Contents:
- How can we be sure that we are working on the right risks? / Roger E. Kasperson, Bonnie Ram, and Samuel Ratick
- Whose views really matter in the end? / Roger E. Kasperson, Paul Slovic, Nick Pidgeon, and Ortwin Renn
- How do we move forward when there is no trust? / Seth Tuler, Roger E. Kasperson, Dominic Golding, and Timothy J. Downs
- How can we best deal with the unexpected? / Robert Goble, Roger E. Kasperson, and Samuel Ratick
- How can we learn more from learning about risk controversies? / Seth Tuler, Kirstin Dow, and Tom 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 G. Olson
- Risk communication and social media / Jeannette Sutton and Shari R. Veil
- China's development and environmental risk management : a balanced perspective for the future / J.un Bi [and 24 others]
- 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 C. 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 : risk conundrums in coastal areas / 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.
