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  | | Safe or Not Safe Deciding What Risks to Accept in Our Environment and Food by Paul Pechan, Ortwin Renn, Ingemar Pongratz, Allan Watt Hardcover, 150 Pages, Published 2011 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-7867-7, ISBN: 1-4419-7867-4 "Based on an EU workshop at the end of 2005, the book discusses risk and our food supply. The introductory chapter will discuss all aspects of risk and how it applies to food, from risk classification to risk management. Following a discussion of risk, the authors will present three different case studies that will emphasize the following issues:• What do we want as individuals, as a society• What is the political context of the risk dis ..." |
 | | Beyond the Coal Rush A Turning Point for Global Energy and Climate Policy? by James Goodman, Linda Connor, Devleena Ghosh, Kanchi Kohli, Jonathan Paul Marshall, Manju Menon, Katja Mueller, Tom Morton, Rebecca Pearse, Stuart Rosewarne, Dipesh Chakrabarty, Ortwin Renn Hardcover, Published 2020 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-108-47982-0, ISBN: 1-108-47982-0 "Climate change makes fossil fuels unburnable, yet global coal production has almost doubled over the last 20 years. This book explores how the world can stop mining coal - the most prolific source of greenhouse gas emissions. It documents efforts at halting coal production, focusing specifically on how campaigners are trying to stop coal mining in India, Germany, and Australia. Through in-depth comparative ethnography, it shows how loca ..." |
 | | The Risk Society Revisited Social Theory and Risk Governance by Eugene A. Rosa, Ortwin Renn, Aaron Mccright Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 2013 by Temple University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4399-0258-5, ISBN: 1-4399-0258-5 "Risk is a part of life. How we handle uncertainty and deal with potential threats influence decision making throughout our lives. In The Risk Society Revisited, Eugene A. Rosa, Ortwin Renn, and Aaron M. McCright offer the first book to present an integrated theory of risk and governance. The authors examine our sociological understanding of risk and how we reconcile modern human conditions with our handling of risk in our quest for impr ..." |
 | | Risk Governance(1st Edition) Coping with Uncertainty in a Complex World (Earthscan Risk in Society) by Ortwin Renn Hardcover, 368 Pages, Published 2008 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-291-0, ISBN: 1-84407-291-6 "'Risk Governance is a tour de force. Every risk manager, every risk analyst, every risk researcher must read this book - it is the demarcation point for all further advances in risk policy and risk research. Renn provides authoritative guidance on how to manage risks based on a definitive synthesis of the research literature. The skill with which he builds practical recommendations from solid science is unprecedented.'Thomas Dietz, Dire ..." |
 | | Corporate Environmentalism in a Global Economy(Updated) Societal Values in International Technology Transfer (Praeger Series in Political) by Halina Szejnwald Brown, Ortwin Renn, Patrick Derr, Allen L. White, Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 1993 by Praeger ISBN-13: 978-0-89930-802-9, ISBN: 0-89930-802-3 "Brown and her colleagues offer an unprecedented analysis of how multinational corporations and developing countries manage, in the face of differing values, to relate as each proceeds in the interest of particular development objectives. Through three case studies involving Du Pont Agrichemical, Occidental Chemical, and Xerox and the countries of India and Thailand, the authors illustrate how the differing values of the host country and ..." |
 | | Expert Judgement and Expert Systems (Nato a S I Series Series III, Computer and Systems Sciences) by Jeryl L. Mumpower, Lawrence D. Phillips, Ortwin Renn Hardcover, 361 Pages, Published 1987 by Springer Verlag ISBN-13: 978-0-387-17986-5, ISBN: 0-387-17986-0 |
 | | Ethnic Conflicts and Civil Society(1st Edition) Proposals for a New Era in Eastern Europe (Routledge Revivals) by Andreas Klinke, Ortwin Renn, Jean-Paul Lehners Hardcover, 298 Pages, Published 2018 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-62593-8, ISBN: 1-138-62593-0 "Published in 1997. After the collapse of the communist system, the political systems in Eastern Europe were unable to cope with increasing tensions between ethnic majorities and minorities. These tensions led to violent ethnic conflicts and civil wars, in particular in former Yugoslavia. In this phase of transition and nation-(re)building, ethnic groups strove for more political autonomy and even territorial secession. The newly indepen ..." |
 | | Ethnic Conflicts and Civil Society(1st Edition) Proposals for a New Era in Eastern Europe by Andreas Klinke, Ortwin Renn, Jean-Paul Lehners Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-72227-9, ISBN: 1-138-72227-8 "This title was first published in 2000: The papers presented in this volume are based on the discussions of a workshop which asked: how can ethnic and political cooperation be accomplished in ethnically and politically heterogeneous countries after the collapse of the communist regimes which left a void for nationalist and even chauvinist movements? The objectives are: to promote a better understanding of the contemporary "ethnic" conf ..." |
 | | International Science and Technology Education(1st Edition) Exploring Culture, Economy and Social Perceptions (The Earthscan Science in Society Series) by Ortwin Renn, Andreas Hohlt, Nicole C. Karafyllis, Dorothea Taube Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2015 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-88737-4, ISBN: 1-138-88737-4 "Education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is crucial for taking advantage of the prospects of new scientific discoveries initiating or promoting technological changes, and managing opportunities and risks associated with innovations. This book explores the emerging perspectives and methodologies of STEM education and its relationship to the cultural understanding of science and technology in an international c ..." |
 | | Risk Governance of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations by Michael Baram, Ortwin Renn, Preben Hempel Lindøe, Prebeen Hempel Lindoe Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2013 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-02554-7, ISBN: 1-107-02554-0 "This book evaluates and compares risk regulation and safety management for offshore oil and gas operations in the United States, United Kingdom, Norway, and Australia. It provides an interdisciplinary approach with legal, technological, and sociological perspectives on their efforts to assess and prevent major accidents and improve safety performance offshore. Presented in three parts, the volume begins with a review of the technical, l ..." |
 | | Political Participation in France and Germany (Studies in European Political Science) by Oscar W. Gabriel, Silke I. Keil, Eric Kerrouche, Jürgen Bauknecht, Björn Egner, Kristina Faden-Kuhn, Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot, Christoph Premat, Ortwin Renn, Emmanuel Rivat, Silke Gabriel Hardcover, 330 Pages, Published 2012 by Ecpr Press ISBN-13: 978-1-907301-31-5, ISBN: 1-907301-31-3 "How do France and Germany compare in the world of participatory political communities? This volume sets out an impressive historical, theoretical and institutional framework for a comprehensive, comparative and empirical analysis of the forms, patterns, trends and determinants of citizen participation in two of Europe's largest democracies. Written by an international team of political scientists, it starts with an outline of the partic ..." |
 | | Global Risk Governance Concept and Practice Using the IRGC Framework (International Risk Governance Council Bookseries) by Ortwin Renn, Katherine D. Walker Hardcover, 370 Pages, Published 2007 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-6798-3, ISBN: 1-4020-6798-4 "Global risks, global opportunities, global risk governance challenges. Global risks are not confined to national borders; they cannot be managed through the actions of a single sector. The governance of global, systemic risks requires an integrative approach involving governments, intergovernmental organizations, industry, academia and civil society. Risk accompanies change. It is a permanent and important part of life and the willingne ..." |
 | | RISK UNCERTAINTY RATION ACTION (hb (Earthscan Risk and Society Series) by Carlo C. Jaeger, Eugene A. Rosa, Ortwin Renn, Thomas Webler Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2001 by Earthscan Publications Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-85383-762-3, ISBN: 1-85383-762-8 "Risk as we now know it is a wholly new phenomenon, the by-product of our ever more complex and powerful technologies. In business, policy making, and in everyday life, it demands a new way of looking at technological and environmental uncertainty. In this definitive volume, four of the world's leading risk researchers present a fundamental critique of the prevailing approaches to understanding and managing risk - the 'rational actor par ..." |
 | | Cross-Cultural Risk Perception A Survey of Empirical Studies (Risk, Governance and Society) by Ortwin Renn, Bernd Rohrmann Hardcover, 242 Pages, Published 2000 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-0-7923-7747-4, ISBN: 0-7923-7747-8 "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 perception research and core issues of cross-cultural comparisons. The main body of the book consists of four cross-cultural studies o ..." |
 | | Ethnic Conflicts and Civil Society Proposals for a New Era in Eastern Europe by Andreas Klinke, Ortwin Renn, Jean-Paul Lehners Hardcover, 283 Pages, Published 1998 by Ashgate Pub Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84014-455-0, ISBN: 1-84014-455-6 "The papers presented in this volume are based on the discussions of a workshop which asked: how can ethnic and political cooperation be accomplished in ethnically and politically heterogeneous countries after the collapse of the communist regimes which left a void for nationalist and even chauvinist movements? The objectives are: to promote a better understanding of the contemporary "ethnic" conflicts and their social, cultural and poli ..." |
 | | Environmental Standards Scientific Foundations and Rational Procedures of Regulation with Emphasis on Radiological Risk Management by Klaus Pinkau, Ortwin Renn Hardcover, 394 Pages, Published 1998 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-0-7923-8109-9, ISBN: 0-7923-8109-2 "It is not uncommon that a group of scientists from many different disciplines join a working group, discuss a topic of interest and edit a volume of articles related to this topic. They may even agree on a jointly written introduction or conclusion . The study group "Environmental Standards" established in 1987 as an expert panel of the German Academy of Sciences and Technology in Berlin broke with that common tradition and became invol ..." |
 | | Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation Evaluating Models for Environmental Discourse (Risk, Governance and Society) by Ortwin Renn, Thomas Webler, Peter Wiedemann, Peter M. Wiedemann Hardcover, 381 Pages, Published 1995 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-0-7923-3517-7, ISBN: 0-7923-3517-1 "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 and Europe came together to address one of the most pressing issues in contemporary environmental politics: How can environmental policies b ..." |
 | | Zur Wirkung und Effektivität von Dialog- und Beteiligungsformaten Arbeitsbericht by Rüdiger Goldschmidt, Oliver Scheel, Ortwin Renn Hardcover, 246 Pages, Published 2012 by Laetitia Verlag E. K. ISBN-13: 978-3-938245-22-4, ISBN: 3-938245-22-0 |
 | | Risk Management and Governance Concepts, Guidelines and Applications (Risk, Governance and Society) by Professor Terje Aven, Ortwin Renn Hardcover, 270 Pages, Published 2010 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-3-642-13925-3, ISBN: 3-642-13925-6 "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 disciplinary traditions, meet this challenge by building bridges between the engineering, the statistical and the soci ..." |
 | | Radioactive Waste Technical and Normative Aspects of its Disposal (Ethics of Science and Technology Assessment) by Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Georg Kamp, Eckard Rehbinder, Ortwin Renn, Christian Streffer, Wolfgang Kröger, Gethmann Streffer, Wolfgang Krã¶Ger Hardcover, 466 Pages, Published 2011 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-3-642-22924-4, ISBN: 3-642-22924-7 "Radioactive waste (above all highly radioactive wastes from nuclear installations) caused by research, medicine and technology must be disposed of safely. However both the strategies disputed for the disposal of radioactive waste as well as concrete proposals for choosing a location for final waste disposal are highly debatable. An appropriate disposal must conform to both complex, technical requirements and fulfill the radio-biolog ..." |