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  • Structural Human Ecology

    New Essays in Risk, Energy, and Sustainability

    by Nadine Bratchatzek, Paul Ehrlich, Sylvia Hiller, Roger E. Kasperson, Sandra T. Marquart-Pyatt, Allan Mazur, Ortwin Renn, Dirk Scheer ...
    The desire to understand people’s influence on ecosystems has inspired scientific studies and analyses of the stress individuals and communities place on the environment, human well-being, and the tradeoffs between them. As an emerging discipline, Structural Human Ecology is devoted to unlocking the dynamic links between population, environment, social organization, and technology. The new field ... Read more

    $27.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fairness and Competence in Citizen Participation

    A Critical Review of Formats for Deliberative Policymaking

    by Ortwin Renn, Thomas Webler, Pia-Johanna Schweizer ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines fair citizen participation as a key element of effective policy support. Over the past two decades, many countries have embraced more reflective and inclusive governance in environmental policymaking.This book demonstrates how democratic and deliberative approaches yield better policy outcomes than technocratic methods that only superficially engage the public. Reflective ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Narratives in Times of Radical Transformation

    Edited by Toshio Kawai, Jonas Fahlbusch, Hans-Liudger Dienel, Ortwin Renn, Regina Renn ...
    This book explores how narratives have been and can be used to facilitate radical transformations towards a more sustainable future.Scholars from various disciplines have been increasingly utilizing social and cultural narratives to understand personal, social, and cultural transformations. These narratives offer guiding principles for achieving personal, social, and cultural transformations. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Delphi Methods In The Social And Health Sciences

    Concepts, applications and case studies

    Edited by Marlen Niederberger, Ortwin Renn ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Delphi methods enable the systematic collection of expert judgments. They have proven to be particularly useful when a certain level of expertise and judgment is required to answer a research question. There are different variants of Delphi methods, such as the group Delphi or the real-time Delphi. The book presents current methodological developments and examples of application in the social and ... Read more

    $98.99 USD

  • The Role of Public Participation in Energy Transitions

    Edited by Ortwin Renn, Frank Ulmer, Anna Deckert ...
    The Role of Public Participation in Energy Transitions provides a conceptual and empirical approach to stakeholder and citizen involvement in the ongoing energy transition conversation, focusing on projects surrounding energy conversion and efficiency, reducing energy demand, and using new forms of renewable energy sources. Sections review and contrast different approaches to citizen involvement, ... Read more

    $112.49 USD

  • Safe or Not Safe

    Deciding What Risks to Accept in Our Environment and Food

    by Paul Pechan, Ortwin Renn, Allan Watt, Ingemar Pongratz ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    Based on an EU workshop at the end of 2005, the book discusses risk and our food supply. The introductory chapter will discuss all aspects of risk and how it applies to food, from risk classification to risk management. Following a discussion of risk, the authors will present three different case studies that will emphasize the following issues:• What do we want as individuals, as a society• What ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • International Science and Technology Education

    Exploring Culture, Economy and Social Perceptions

    Edited by Ortwin Renn, Andreas Hohlt, Dorothea Taube, Nicole Karafyllis ...
    Series series The Earthscan Science in Society Series
    Education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is crucial for taking advantage of the prospects of new scientific discoveries initiating or promoting technological changes, and managing opportunities and risks associated with innovations. This book explores the emerging perspectives and methodologies of STEM education and its relationship to the cultural understanding of ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Environmental Standards

    Scientific Foundations and Rational Procedures of Regulation with Emphasis on Radiological Risk Management

    Edited by Klaus Pinkau, Ortwin Renn ...
    It is not uncommon that a group of scientists from many different disciplines join a working group, discuss a topic of interest and edit a volume of articles related to this topic. They may even agree on a jointly written introduction or conclusion . The study group "Environmental Standards" established in 1987 as an expert panel of the German Academy of Sciences and Technology in Berlin broke ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Sustainable Risk Management

    Edited by Peter A. Wilderer, Ortwin Renn, Martin Grambow, Michael Molls, Klaus Mainzer ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Here, expert authors delineate approaches that can support both decision makers as well as their concerned populations in overcoming unwarranted fears and in elaborating policies based on scientific evidence. Four exemplary focus areas were chosen for in-depth review, namely:- The scientific basis of risk management- Risk management in the area of environmental and ecological policy- Risk ... Read more

    $170.09 USD

  • Ethnic Conflicts and Civil Society

    Proposals for a New Era in Eastern Europe

    Edited by Andreas Klinke, Ortwin Renn, Jean-Paul Lehners ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    Published in 1997. After the collapse of the communist system, the political systems in Eastern Europe were unable to cope with increasing tensions between ethnic majorities and minorities. These tensions led to violent ethnic conflicts and civil wars, in particular in former Yugoslavia. In this phase of transition and nation-(re)building, ethnic groups strove for more political autonomy and even ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • Risk Governance

    Coping with Uncertainty in a Complex World

    by Ortwin Renn ...
    Series series Earthscan Risk in Society
    �Risk Governance is a tour de force. Every risk manager, every risk analyst, every risk researcher must read this book - it is the demarcation point for all further advances in risk policy and risk research. Renn provides authoritative guidance on how to manage risks based on a definitive synthesis of the research literature. The skill with which he builds practical recommendations from solid ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Risk Governance of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations

    Edited by Michael Baram, Ortwin Renn, Preben Hempel Lindøe ...
    This book evaluates and compares risk regulation and safety management for offshore oil and gas operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway and Australia. It provides an interdisciplinary approach with legal, technological and sociological perspectives on efforts to assess and prevent major accidents and improve safety performance. Presented in three parts, it begins with a review ... Read more

    $47.59 USD