04242nam a2200421Ma 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019006001900036007001500055008004100070020007000111020006700181020002200248040001800270050002100288072001600309072002300325080000800348082001600356245012300372260005000495300004300545490007000588504004100658505123700699520135201936588004703288650003503335650003803370650005103408650006903459700002803528776012503556830005903681856004603740913001503786999001903801ocn661528114OCoLC20171018091354.0m        d        cr un|||||||||090323s2009    ne a    ob    000 0 eng d  a9781849501149 (electronic bk.) :c�72.95 ; � 106.95 ; $135.95  a1849501149 (electronic bk.) :c�72.95 ; � 106.95 ; $135.95  z0762308060 (hbk.)  aS8BbengcS8B14aGE145b.E58 2001 7aRNT2bicssc 7aPOL0440002bisacsh  a50404a333.71422200aEnvironmental risksh[electronic resource] :bperception, evaluation and management /cedited by Gisela Bohm [et al.].  aAmsterdam ;aNew York :bElsevier/JAI,c2001.  a1 online resource (xx, 299 p.) :bill.1 aResearch in social problems and public policy,x0196-1152 ;vv. 9  aIncludes bibliographical references.0 aEnvironmental risks -- perception, evaluation and management : introduction / Gisela B�ohm ... [et al.] -- Mental representation of global environmental risks / Gisela B�ohm and Hans-R�udiger Pfister -- Communicating health risks of global climate change / Ann Bostrom and Baruch Fischhoff -- Environmental risk in the media : modelling the reactions of the audience / Josef Nerb, Hans Spada and Katja Lay -- Risk, responsibility and recreancy / William R. Freudenburg -- Attitudes, decisions and perceptions of risk : a social psychological analysis / J. Richard Eiser -- Moral dimensions in risk evaluation / Lutz H. Eckensberger, Thomas D�oring and Heiko Breit -- "God will send us the fish" -- perception and evaluation of an environmental risk in Ha'apai, Tonga / Andrea Bender -- Risk and culture in the Andes : differences between indigenous and western developmental perspectives / Barbara G�obel -- Environmental risk, public trust and perceived exclusion from risk management / Lynn J. Frewer -- Value-focused thinking for environmental risk consultations / Robin Gregory, Joseph Arvai and Tim McDaniels -- Environmental risks -- perception, evaluation and management : epilogue / Ortwin Renn and Andreas Klinke.  aEnvironmental risks are among the most serious challenges of today's societies. Virtually all environmental risks are anthropogenic. The consequences of past decisions made by individuals, business, and governments have already devastated many of the earth's ecological systems and there is an ongoing discussion about the potential effects of environmental change and whether the earth will still provide a livable environment for future generations. The past decade has seen a dramatic growth in publications that focus on environmental issues. However, this literature has been dominated by the natural sciences and research focuses on obtaining more accurate information about natural and ecological processes, with the tacit assumption that this information will prove useful to improve individual, organizational, and societal decision making. This volume focuses on the psychological, sociological, and cultural aspects of environmental risks that have not been given adequate and integrated attention in the past. Understanding of the psychological, social, cultural, and political forces will determine the successes and failures of environmental risk management. In particular, public policy could be improved by the integration of more accurate assumptions about people's cognitions, attitudes, and emotions towards environmental risks.  aDescription based on print version record. 0aEnvironmental risk assessment. 0aOffenses against the environment. 7aSocial impact of environmental issues.2bicssc 7aPolitical SciencexPublic PolicyxEnvironmental Policy.2bisacsh1 aB�ohm, Gisela,d1962-08iPrint version:tEnvironmental risks.b1st ed.dAmsterdam ; New York : Elsevier/JAI, 2001z9780762308064w(OCoLC)47983585 0aResearch in social problems and public policy ;vv. 9.40uhttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/0196-1152/9  1SSbacklist  c222778d222778