This book provides an interdisciplinary and international characterization of the state of the art and science of risk analysis. Such an analysis is needed to ensure better management of choices concerning environmental, health and technology-based hazards that increasingly affect peoples' lives on an international scale. Including chapters by many of the world's leading risk researchers, this comprehensive work will provide insight into the scope of important social and technical issues that influence risks and their management.
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This book provides an interdisciplinary and international characterization of the state of the art and science of risk analysis. Effective risk analysis is needed for better governance and management of choices involving environmental, health and technology-based hazards that increasingly affect the lives of people around the world. This book is a milestone in the field, since it includes chapters by many of the world's leading risk researchers, providing insight into the breadth of important social and technical issues that influence risks and their management.
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tolerated consensus, transboundary risks, ecocentric conception, environmental risk decisions, human interindividual variability, disproportionate environmental burdens, noncancer risk assessment, noncancer toxicity, cooperative discourse, valuing risks, risk management agencies, traded risks, participatory discourse, environmental justice community, resolving environmental disputes, environmental justice movement, modern risks, probabilistic safety assessment, risk debates, risk management options, anecdotal knowledge, citizen panels, risk regulation, low redundancy, environmental mediation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Cambridge University Press, National Research Council, Kyoto Protocol, Water Resources Research, National Academy Press, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Monte Carlo, Oxford University Press, World Bank, Harvard University Press, Ortwin Renn, United Kingdom, Intergovernmental Panel, United Nations, Delli Priscoli, European Commission, Journal of Risk Research, Management Science, Earth Summit, Codex Alimentarius, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, European Union New!
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tolerated consensus, transboundary risks, ecocentric conception, environmental risk decisions, human interindividual variability, disproportionate environmental burdens, noncancer risk assessment, noncancer toxicity, cooperative discourse, valuing risks, risk management agencies, traded risks, participatory discourse, environmental justice community, resolving environmental disputes, environmental justice movement, modern risks, probabilistic safety assessment, risk debates, risk management options, anecdotal knowledge, citizen panels, risk regulation, low redundancy, environmental mediation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Environmental Protection Agency, Cambridge University Press, National Research Council, Kyoto Protocol, Water Resources Research, National Academy Press, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Monte Carlo, Oxford University Press, World Bank, Harvard University Press, Ortwin Renn, United Kingdom, Intergovernmental Panel, United Nations, Delli Priscoli, European Commission, Journal of Risk Research, Management Science, Earth Summit, Codex Alimentarius, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, European Union New!
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- Risk Assessment in the Federal Government by Natl Academy Of on 4 pages
- Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation: Evaluating Models for Environmental Discourse (Risk, Governance and Society) by Ortwin Renn on 4 pages
- Foresight & Precaution 2v by M.P. Cottam on 4 pages
- Earth and other ethics: The case for moral pluralism by Christopher D. Stone on page 149, page 150, and Index
- Ecological Risk Assessment: Federal Guidelines by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on page 39, page 43, and page 202
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