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  | | Safe or Not Safe Deciding What Risks to Accept in Our Environment and Food by Paul Pechan, Ortwin Renn, Allan Watt, Ingemar Pongratz Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2014 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-4899-9301-4, ISBN: 1-4899-9301-0 "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 ..." |
 | | Safe Or Not Safe Deciding What Risks to Accept In Our Environment and Food by Paul Pechan, Ortwin Renn, Allan Watt, Ingemar Pongratz 145 Pages, Published 2011 by Springer Science & Business Media ISBN-13: 978-1-4419-7868-4, ISBN: 1-4419-7868-2 "Chapter. 3. Chemical. Contaminants. in. Food. Ingemar Pongratz, Katarina Pettersson, and Malin Hedengran Faulds. 1. Why. Are. We. Writing. About. This. Book. In Western societies today, the issue of food consumption has evolved from a relatively short chain of trading between producer and consumer to a complex chain of different parties. Today, food consumption includes large-scale production, time-efficient handling, transport, an ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 Paperback, 298 Pages, Published 2020 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-93552-5, ISBN: 1-138-93552-2 "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 ..." |
 | | The Role of Public Participation in Energy Transitions(1st Edition) by Ortwin Renn, Frank Ulmer, Anna Deckert Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 2020 by Academic Press ISBN-13: 978-0-12-819515-4, ISBN: 0-12-819515-0 "The Role of Public Participation in Energy Transitions provides a conceptual and empirical approach to stakeholder and citizen involvement in the ongoing energy transition conversation, focusing on projects surrounding energy conversion and efficiency, reducing energy demand, and using new forms of renewable energy sources. Sections review and contrast different approaches to citizen involvement, discuss the challenges of inclusive part ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | International Science and Technology Education(1st Edition) Exploring Culture, Economy and Social Perceptions (The Earthscan Science in Society Series) by Ortwin Renn, Andreas Hohlt, Dorothea Taube, Nicole C. Karafyllis Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-50681-7, ISBN: 1-138-50681-8 "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 ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | International Science and Technology Education Exploring Culture, Economy and Social Perceptions by Ortwin Renn, Dorothea Taube, Nicole Karafyllis, Andreas Hohlt Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2015 by Taylor And Francis ISBN-13: 978-1-138-88738-1, ISBN: 1-138-88738-2 |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | Political Participation in France and Germany by Oscar W. Gabriel, Silke I. Keil, Eric Kerrouche, Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot, Jürgen Bauknecht, Björn Egner, Kristina Faden-Kuhn, Christophe Premat, Ortwin Renn, Emmanuel Rivat, Ecpr Press Paperback, 332 Pages, Published 2013 by Ecpr Press ISBN-13: 978-1-907301-83-4, ISBN: 1-907301-83-6 "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 ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 ..." |
 | | 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 Conflict and Civil Society Proposals for a New Era in Eastern Europe by Andreas Klinke, Ortwin Renn, Jean-Paul Lehners Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1998 by Ashgate Pub Ltd ISBN-13: 978-1-84014-462-8, ISBN: 1-84014-462-9 "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 ..." |
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