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The Risk Society Revisited(Reprint)
Social Theory and Risk Governance
by Eugene A. Rosa, Aaron Mccright, Ortwin Renn
Paperback, 264 Pages, Published 2015 by Temple University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4399-0259-2, ISBN: 1-4399-0259-3

"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 im ..."

Risk Governance of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations(Reprint)
by Preben Hempel Lindøe, Michael Baram, Ortwin Renn
Paperback, 452 Pages, Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-51526-0, ISBN: 1-107-51526-2

"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 ..."

Cross-Cultural Risk Perception(Reprint)
A Survey of Empirical Studies (Risk, Governance and Society)
by Ortwin Renn, Bernd Rohrmann
Paperback, 242 Pages, Published 2010 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-4961-5, ISBN: 1-4419-4961-5

"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 ..."

Environmental Standards(Reprint)
Scientific Foundations and Rational Procedures of Regulation with Emphasis on Radiological Risk Management
by Klaus Pinkau, Ortwin Renn
Paperback, 394 Pages, Published 2010 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-5027-7, ISBN: 1-4419-5027-3

"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(Reprint)
by Ortwin Renn, Thomas Webler, Peter Wiedemann, New Hampshire, Peter M. Wiedemann
Paperback, 381 Pages, Published 1995 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-0-7923-3518-4, ISBN: 0-7923-3518-X

"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 ..."

Environmental Standards(Reprint)
Combined Exposures and Their Effects on Human Beings and Their Environment
by Christian Streffer, Adrienne Cansier, Dieter Cansier, Carl Friedrich Gethmann, Kerstin Wuttke, Robert Guderian, Ortwin Renn, Gerd Hanekamp, Josef Bücker, Dietrich Henschler, Eckard Rehbinder, Marco Slesina, Gerald Pöch Ecka, Gerald Pã¶Ch, Gerald Poch, Josef B. Cker
Paperback, 409 Pages, Published 2013 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-07901-6, ISBN: 3-642-07901-6

"The rapid growth of the world population - nearly six-fold over the last hundred years - combined with the rising number of technical installations especially in the industrialized countries has lead to ever tighter and more strained living spaces on our planet. Because ofthe inevitable processes oflife, man was at first an exploiter rather than a careful preserver of the environment. Environmental awareness ..."

Risiko- und Technikakzeptanz(Reprint)
by Ortwin Renn, Michael M. Zwick
Paperback, 203 Pages, Published 2012 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-63853-4, ISBN: 3-642-63853-8

"Die langfristige Sieherung der natiirliehen Lebensgrundlagen, wirtschaftliehe Stabilitat und soziale Vertragliehkeit bilden die drei Dimensionen, die das Leitbild der Nachhaltigkeit zu vereinbaren sueht. Dabei verlangt nachhaltige Entwicklung einen Riehtungswechsel, wenn es zukiinftig gelingen soli, nieht mehr yom Naturkapital selbst, sondem von den Zinsen zu leben. Die Idee, aueh kiinftigen Generationen eine lebenswerte Umwelt zu hinte ..."

Sustainable Risk Management(Reprint)
(Strategies for Sustainability)
by Peter A. Wilderer, Ortwin Renn, Martin Grambow, Michael Molls, Klaus Mainzer
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2019 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-3-319-88201-7, ISBN: 3-319-88201-5

"Here, expert authors delineate approaches that can support both decision makers as well as their concerned populations in overcoming unwarranted fears and in elaborating policies based on scientific evidence. Four exemplary focus areas were chosen for in-depth review, namely:- The scientific basis of risk management- Risk management in the area of environmental and ecological policy- Risk management in radiation medicine- Risk managemen ..."

Food Safety Governance(Reprint)
Integrating Science, Precaution and Public Involvement (Risk, Governance and Society)
by Marion Dreyer, Ortwin Renn
Paperback, 250 Pages, Published 2010 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-08882-7, ISBN: 3-642-08882-1

"working mechanisms and to develop the overall governance framework in which we operate. Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle Executive Director European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Parma, March 2008 Acknowledgements This book and the General Framework for the Precautionary and Inclusive Governance of Food Safety that it presents and critically discusses have grown out of research undertaken within one of the subprojects (work package 5) of the r ..."

Expert Judgment and Expert Systems(Reprint)
(Nato ASI Subseries F:)
by Jeryl L. Mumpower, Lawrence D. Phillips, Ortwin Renn
Paperback, 361 Pages, Published 2012 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-3-642-86681-4, ISBN: 3-642-86681-6

"This volume is an outgrowth of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Expert Judgment and Expert Systems," held in Porto, Portugal, August 1986. Support for the Workshop was provided by the NATO Division of Scientific Affairs, the U.S. Army Research Institute, and the U.S. National Science Foundation. The Workshop brought together researchers from the fields of psychology, decision analysis, and artificial int ..."

Global Risk Governance(Reprint)
Concept and Practice Using the IRGC Framework (International Risk Governance Council Bookseries)
by Ortwin Renn, Katherine D. Walker
Paperback, 370 Pages, Published 2010 by Springer
ISBN-13: 978-90-481-7730-1, ISBN: 90-481-7730-8

"The establishment of the International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) was the direct result of widespread concern that the complexity and interdependence of health, environmental, and technological risks facing the world was making the development and implementation of adequate risk governance strategies ever more difficult. This volume details the IRGC developed and proposed framework for risk governance and covers how it was peer revi ..."