"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(1st Edition) Coping with Uncertainty in a Complex World (Earthscan Risk in Society) by OrtwinRenn, A. Barrie Pittock Paperback, 368 Pages, Published 2008 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-84407-292-7, ISBN: 1-84407-292-4
"'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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 pa ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 ..."
Environmental Standards(Reprint) Scientific Foundations and Rational Procedures of Regulation with Emphasis on Radiological Risk Management by Klaus Pinkau, OrtwinRenn 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 ..."
"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 ..."
"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 OrtwinRenn, 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 ..."
Risk Management and Governance(2010th Edition) Concepts, Guidelines and Applications (Risk, Governance and Society) by Terje Aven, OrtwinRenn Paperback, 278 Pages, Published 2012 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-3-642-26520-4, ISBN: 3-642-26520-0
"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 social science perspectives. The ..."
"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 ..."
"Das Gruppendelphi-Verfahren ermöglicht einen wissensbasierten und konstruktiven Diskurs mit einer interdisziplinären Gruppe an Experten, die unterschiedliche Sichtweisen und Urteile präsentieren. Dieses Lehrbuch führt in die Grundlagen der Methode des Gruppendelphis ein und stellt dessen praktische Anwendung anschaulich und anhand von konkreten Forschungsprojekten dar. Das Gruppendelphi wurde in Anlehnung an das klassische Delphi-Verfah ..."
Das Risikoparadox(3rd Edition) Warum wir uns vor dem Falschen fürchten by OrtwinRenn, Klaus Wiegandt Paperback, 608 Pages, Published 2014 by Fischer Taschenbuch ISBN-13: 978-3-596-19811-5, ISBN: 3-596-19811-9
"Warum wir uns vor dem Falschen fürchtenBroschiertes BuchWas uns wirklich bedroht und wie wir richtig damit umgehenNahezu täglich bringen uns die Medien neue Hiobsbotschaften: steigende Kriminalität, Vogelgrippe oder Elektrosmog. Wird unser Leben nicht immer gefährlicher, unsicherer, risikoreicher? Ortwin Renn, der international anerkannte Risikoforscher und renommierte Technik- und Umweltsoziologe, sagt: nein. Die durchschnittliche Lebe ..."
"Konzept, Varianten und AnwendungsbeispieleBroschiertes BuchDelphi-Verfahren ermöglichen die systematische Erfassung von Expert_innenurteilen. Sie haben sich vor allem dann bewährt, wenn für die Beantwortung einer Forschungsfrage eine gewisse Sachkenntnis und Urteilsfähigkeit benötigt wird. Es gibt verschiedene Varianten von Delphi-Verfahren, wie das Gruppendelphi oder das Real-Time-Delphi. In dem Buch werden die aktuellen methodischen E ..."
"„Man könnte bilanzieren: Seit Rio (1992) ist nichts so nachhaltig wie das Reden und Schreiben über 'Nachhaltige Entwicklung' oder 'Sustainable Development' und gleichzeitig nichts so aussichtslos wie der Versuch, den Begriff konsensfähig und allgemeinverbindlich zu definieren“ (Jüdes 1997: 1). Mit diesen bitteren Worten beginnt eine kritische Analyse in der Zeitschrift „Politische Ökologie“ über die bisherige Nachhaltigkeitsdebatte in D ..."