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Risk Conundrums : Solving Unsolvable Problems.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Florence :
Taylor and Francis,
2017.
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| Colección: | Earthscan Risk in Society.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Series Information; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Boxes; List of Contributors; Preface; Introduction: Risk conundrums in a fast and complex world ; Risk analysis: a brief history; Risks as wicked problems; Some fundamental questions for analysis in the age of risk conundrums; The contributions to this book; References; 1 How can we be sure that we are working on the right risks?; Technical experts versus publics; Values: What do we know about them? How do they enter in?; Values and culture: What are the links?
- Going wrong IGoing wrong II; Going wrong III; Working on the right risks: How to move forward; References; 2 Whose views really matter in the end?; The implications of psychometric studies; Scale and time really matter; Some silliness: knowledge deficits and NIMBYs; Process can make a difference; Conclusions; References; 3 How do we move forward when there is no trust?; Introduction; The nature of social trust; The conundrums of social trust; How do we move forward in a context of social distrust?; Conclusion; Acknowledgments and disclaimer; References.
- 4 How can we best deal with the unexpected?Introduction: surprises, uncertainty, and conundrums; Some practical experience: four cases; Concluding observations: moving toward greater societal resilience; References; 5 How can we learn more from learning about risk controversies?; Introduction; Learning in risk governance, risk communication, and public participation; The conundrum of learning; A socio-cultural approach to learning; A way through the conundrum; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References.
- 6 The role of insurance and other policy tools in reducing the economic effects of global disastersConundrum 1: Why are we in a new era of catastrophes?; Development in hazard-prone areas; Impact of climate change; Conundrum 2: Why don't individuals protect themselves until after a disaster?; Research on behavioural decision-making; Role of insurance in encouraging protection; Developing strategies for dealing with extreme event conundrums; Framing the problem; Role of the public sector; Multi-year insurance; Features of a private-public partnership for insuring LP-HC events; Acknowledgments.