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Kasperson, Jeanne X. and Kasperson, Roger

Global Environmental Risk - Jaipur Rawat Publications 2003 - 574

Introduction: Global Environmental risk and society: Roger E. Kasperson, Jeanne X. Kasperson, and Kirstin Dow, with contributions from Exequiel Ezcurra, Diana M. Liverman, James K. Mitchell, Samuel J. Ratick, Timothy O'Riordan, and Peter Timmerman

Part One CHARACTERISING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
Editors' Introduction

2. International comparisons of environmental hazards" Vicki Norberg-Bohm, William C. Clark, Bhavik Bakshi, Jo Anne Berkenkamp, Sherry A. Bishko, Mark D Koehler, Jennifer A. Marrs, Chris P. Nielsen, and Ambuj Sagar
3. The risk transition and developing countries: Kirk R. Smith
4. Global risk, uncertainty, and ignorance: Silvio O. Funtowicz and jerome R. Ravetz

Part two: VULNERABILITY
Editors' Introduction
5. Vulnerability to global environmental change: Diana M. Liverman
6. Vulnerability to global environmental change in natural ecosystems and rural areas: A question of latitude?: Exequie; Ezcurra, Alfonso Valiente-Banuet, Oscar Flores-Villela, and Ella Vasquez-Dominguez
7. Vulnerability, equity, and global environmental change: Roger E. Kasperson, Jeanne X. Kasperson, and Kirstin Dow

Part three: HIGH-RISK REGIONS
Editors' Introduction
8. Trajectories of threat: Assessing environmental criticality in nine regions: Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson, and B. L. Turner, II
9. Global change and environmental risks in mountain ecosystems: N.S. Jodha
10. Vulnerability to drought and climate change in Mexico: Diana M. Liverman
11. Sea-level rise and the Bangladesh and Nile deltas: James M. Broadus
12. Sea-level rise and the North Sea: Timothy O'Riordan
13. Sea-lvel rise and the Sea of Japan: Saburo ikeda and Masaaki Kataoka

Part Four GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURES
Editors' Introduction

14. Risk and imagining alternative futures: Timorthy O'Riordan and Peter Timmerman
15. Exploraing a sustainable future for Canada: John B. Robinson
16. Social visions of future sustainable societies: Patricia Benjamin, jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson, Jacque L. Emel, and Dianne E. Rocheleau


ISBN: 81-7033-805-0

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental problems

Dewey Class. No.: 375.008 KAS