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020			_a9781849501149 (electronic bk.) : _c�72.95 ; � 106.95 ; $135.95
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245	0	0	_aEnvironmental risks _h[electronic resource] : _bperception, evaluation and management / _cedited by Gisela Bohm [et al.].
260			_aAmsterdam ; _aNew York : _bElsevier/JAI, _c2001.
300			_a1 online resource (xx, 299 p.) : _bill.
490	1		_aResearch in social problems and public policy, _x0196-1152 ; _vv. 9
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	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.
520			_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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aEnvironmental risk assessment.
650		0	_aOffenses against the environment.
650		7	_aSocial impact of environmental issues. _2bicssc
650		7	_aPolitical Science _xPublic Policy _xEnvironmental Policy. _2bisacsh
700	1		_aB�ohm, Gisela, _d1962-
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tEnvironmental risks. _b1st ed. _dAmsterdam ; New York : Elsevier/JAI, 2001 _z9780762308064 _w(OCoLC)47983585
830		0	_aResearch in social problems and public policy ; _vv. 9.
856	4	0	_uhttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/0196-1152/9
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