The Earthscan Reader on Risk (Earthscan Reader Series)

by RagnarE.Löfstedt (Author), ÅsaBoholm (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2008

  $46.54

  An anthology that offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of risk theory. It covers the origins of the 'concept of risk' and its often misunderstood cousin 'uncertainty', addressing risk perception, risk communication, the idea of trust and post trust as well as risk in policy and regulation with a look at the Precautionary Principle.