Global Risk Governance Concept and Practice Using the IRGC Framework (International Risk Governance Council Bookseries) by OrtwinRenn, 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 ..."
"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 ..."
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 ..."
"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 ..."
""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."
"Proposals for a New Era in Eastern Europe Andreas Klinke, Ortwin Renn, Jean-
Paul Lehners ... publication of the old believers Russians community from
Romania Dumitriu-Seuleanu, Carmen 1995: “You lied the people by TV”, a study
about ..."
"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 ..."
"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 efforts to assess and prevent major accidents and improve safety performance. Presented in three parts, it begins with a review of the factors involved in designing, implem ..."
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108-124 MEYER, Berthold / MOLTMANN, Bernhard (eds.) 1994:
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zur Politik (Politikwissenschaft. Theorien - Methoden - Begriffe; edited by Dieter
Nohlen and Rainer-Olaf Schultze), Vol. 1, Miinchen, p. 434 NZZ f ..."
"The research group was moderated by Ortwin Renn (chair) and Nicole C.
Karafyllis (co-chair) and supported by a scientific team of young researchers,
Dorothea Taube and Andreas Hohlt. The editors would like to thank the
contributors to this book, all team members who helped to finalize this book,
organize the workshops and the many group meetings, and in particular the
directors and administrators of the BBAW for their continuous an ..."
"We are especially indebted to Almut Beck, Robert Brulle, Tom Dietz, Hadi
Dowlatabadi, Riley Dunlap, Ottmar Edenhofer, William F. Freudenburg, Silvio
Funtovicz, Daniel Jackson, Valerie Jenness, Ragnar Löfstedt, Bernd Kasemir,
Allan Mazur, Aaron McCright, Claudia Pahl, Kristin Shrader- Frechette, Paul
Stern, James F. Short, Jr., JerryRavetz, Steve Rayner and Matthias Wächter for
their help, encouragement and critical comments. Moreov ..."
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Brace, Jovanovich. Collins, R. 1994. Four Sociological Traditi ..."
"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 efforts to assess and prevent major accidents and improve safety performance. Presented in three parts, it begins with a review of the factors involved in designing, implem ..."