Provides coverage of almost all areas of risk - assessment, perception,
management and communication - in a framework of 'risk governance'. This book
addresses systemic risks, such as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that
have profound economic and social impacts. It is useful for those involved in
the social science and financial sectors.This definitive volume of work by world-renowned risk theorist and
researcher Ortwin Renn provides comprehensive coverage of all key areas of risk
- assessment, evaluation, perception, management and communication - in a new
framework of 'risk governance'. It addresses systemic risks, such as
genetically modified organisms (GMOs) that have profound economic and social
impacts. This book, for the first time, brings together and updates the
groundbreaking work of renowned risk theorist and researcher Ortwin Renn,
integrating the major disciplinary concepts of risk in the social, engineering
and natural sciences. The book opens with the context of risk handling before
flowing through the core topics of assessment, evaluation, perception,
management and communication, culminating in a look at the transition from risk
management to risk governance, and a glimpse at a new understanding of risk in
(post)modern societies. The focus is on systemic risks, such as genetically
modified organisms, with a high degree of complexity, uncertainty and
ambiguity, and which have major repercussions on financial, economic, and
social impact areas.; This is essential, profound reading for all researchers, academics and
professionals across the social science, science, medical, engineering and
financial sectors.
