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Overview"""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 volume, four of the world's leading risk researchers present a fundamental critique of the prevailing approach to understanding and managing risk - the ""rational actor paradigm"". They show how risk studies must incorporate the competing interests, values, and rationalities of those involved and find a balance of trust and acceptable risk." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carlo C. Jaeger , Thomas Webler , Eugene A. Rosa , Ortwin RennPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Earthscan Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.617kg ISBN: 9781853837623ISBN 10: 1853837628 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 01 December 2000 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 9781853837708 Format: Book Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword * Preface * General Introduction * The Rational Actor World * RAP: The Monarch and his Shaky Kingdom * Risky Decisions of a Single Agent * Risky Decisions of Interacting Agents * Looking for Other World * Challenged and Alternatives to RAP in the Study if Risk * Modernity and Beyond * From Monological to Dialogical Rationality * References * IndexReviews'An invaluable collection of articles for those who are seeking an in-depth analysis of risk perception.' Food, Nutrition and Agriculture 'For the serious student of the subject.' Long Range Planning Author InformationCarlo C Jaeger is Professor of Modelling Social Systems and leads the Department of Social Systems at PIK, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. Ortwin Renn is Chair of Environmental Sociology at the University of Stuttgart. Eugene A Rosa is Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Policy, Washington State University. Thomas Webler is a researcher in the Department of Environmental Studies, Antioch New England Graduate School. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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