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"""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."

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9781853837623

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'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

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Carlo 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.

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