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Transboundary Risk Management
Contributor(s): Linnerooth-Bayer, Joanne (Editor), Sjostedt, Gunnar (Editor)
ISBN: 1853835374     ISBN-13: 9781853835377
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $40.80  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2001
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Annotation: Environmental hazards do not respect international boundaries. In this volume, distinguished international researchers make a significant contribution to the understanding and management of the transboundary risks involved.Numerous case studies of transboundary environmental risks are analyzed, including BSE and Himalayan water projects.General issues raised by the cases are considered, including: How are transboundary risks identified and assessed? How are they communicated within and between countries? What forms of risk management are appropriate?Key issues concerning public participation and the political significance of transboundary risks emerge, from which useful practical lessons on the management of risk are drawn.The volume provides valuable evidence and analysis for those working on international environmental issues and all aspects of risk management.
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BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development
- Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental)
- Political Science | Public Policy - General
Dewey: 363.709
LCCN: 00067274
Series: Risk, Society and Policy (Paperback)
Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.28" W x 9.18" (1.23 lbs) 352 pages
 
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Environmental hazards do not respect international boundaries. In this volume, distinguished international researchers make a significant contribution to the understanding and management of transboundary environmental risks.
The transboundary risk topics addressed highlight the key political, economic, social and cultural issues of our times, such as how transboundary risks are constructed, how they are communicated within and between countries, how the authorities can build trust in political management processes, and what forms of democratic risk management institutions are appropriate.
Useful practical lessons on the management of transboundary risk at the national and international levels are drawn from the case studies. The volume provides valuable evidence and analysis for those working on international environmental issues and all aspects of risk management.