The 40th Anniversary of the Society for Risk Analysis presents an apt time to step back and
review the field of risk communication. In this review, we first evaluate recent debates over …

Although flood risk perceptions and their concomitant motivations for behaviour have long
been recognised as significant features of community resilience in the face of flooding …

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的概念以及关于风险的主要理论, 讨论了风险与治理的关系, 分析了全球化与风险社会 的关系 …

'Condutas de risco'explora, de um ponto de vista antropológico e existencial, que sentido o
indivíduo assume para si quando se expões voluntariamente ao risco inerente a jogos …

É uma investigação sobre jovens, suas trajectórias de vida e horizontes de futuro. Particular
destaque é dado à precariedade de emprego e às formas múltiplas de'desenrascanço' …

First published in 1992, this volume follows on from the programme for studying risk and
blame that was implied in Purity and Danger. The first half of the book Douglas argues that …

From climate change to GM foods, we are increasingly confronted with complex,
interconnected social and environmental problems that span disciplines, knowledge bases …

Every decision that is made by managers and policy-makers in a public sector organization
requires an evaluation and a judgement of the risks involved. This vital requirement has …

Twenty years ago Ulrich Beck published Risk Society, a book that called our attention to the
dangers of environmental catastrophes and changed the way we think about contemporary …

The term'natural disaster'is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes,
hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase'natural disaster'suggests an uncritical acceptance …