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Risk, Uncertainty and Rational Action (Paperback): Carlo C. Jaeger, Thomas Webler, Eugene A. Rosa, Ortwin Renn Risk, Uncertainty and Rational Action (Paperback)
Carlo C. Jaeger, Thomas Webler, Eugene A. Rosa, Ortwin Renn
R1,537 Discovery Miles 15 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Risk as we now know it is a wholly new phenomenon, the by-product of our ever more complex and powerful technologies. In business, policy making, and in everyday life, it demands a new way of looking at technological and environmental uncertainty. In this definitive volume, four of the world's leading risk researchers present a fundamental critique of the prevailing approaches to understanding and managing risk - the 'rational actor paradigm'. They show how risk studies must incorporate the competing interests, values, and rationalities of those involved and find a balance of trust and acceptable risk. Their work points to a comprehensive and significant new theory of risk and uncertainty and of the decision making process they require. The implications for social, political, and environmental theory and practice are enormous. Winner of the 2000-2002 Outstanding Publication Award of the Section on Environment and Technology of the American Sociological Association

European Research on Sustainable Development - Volume 1: Transformative Science Approaches for Sustainability (Paperback, 2011... European Research on Sustainable Development - Volume 1: Transformative Science Approaches for Sustainability (Paperback, 2011 ed.)
Carlo C. Jaeger, J. David Tabara, Julia Jaeger
R2,957 Discovery Miles 29 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides the reader with a state-of-the-art view of research on sustainable development. Its emphasis lies on the transformative dimension of this research: sustainable development can only be realized through a far-reaching transformation of the situation humankind finds itself in at the beginning of the third millennium. The contributions are written by leading world experts in the conceptualisation and actual practice of sustainable development. The book provides a timely overview of ideas and methods as well as a variety of original learning examples on the most innovative approaches on sustainability science.

European Research on Sustainable Development - Volume 1: Transformative Science Approaches for Sustainability (Hardcover, 2011... European Research on Sustainable Development - Volume 1: Transformative Science Approaches for Sustainability (Hardcover, 2011 ed.)
Carlo C. Jaeger, J. David Tabara, Julia Jaeger
R2,971 Discovery Miles 29 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book provides the reader with a state-of-the-art view of research on sustainable development. Its emphasis lies on the transformative dimension of this research: sustainable development can only be realized through a far-reaching transformation of the situation humankind finds itself in at the beginning of the third millennium. The contributions are written by leading world experts in the conceptualisation and actual practice of sustainable development. The book provides a timely overview of ideas and methods as well as a variety of original learning examples on the most innovative approaches on sustainability science.

Das Dilemma der Modernen Stadt (German, Paperback): Gregor Durrenberger, Huib Ernste, Franco Furger, Carlo C. Jaeger, Dieter... Das Dilemma der Modernen Stadt (German, Paperback)
Gregor Durrenberger, Huib Ernste, Franco Furger, Carlo C. Jaeger, Dieter Steiner, …
R1,899 Discovery Miles 18 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Das Buch geht der Frage nach, ob es in den n{chsten Jahr- zehnten in den urbanen Regionen zu einer Versch{rfung der gegenw{rtigen sozialen, |kologischen und politischen Fronten kommen wird, oder ob die postindustrielle Gesellschaft nicht neue Antworten auf die anstehenden Fragen finden kann. Dazu werden kulturhistorische, soziologische und |konomische Pro- zesse der Stadtdynamik theoretisch diskutiert und exempla- risch anhand der j}ngeren Entwicklung der Stadt Z}rich empi- risch er|rtert. Vor diesem Hintergrund kommen schlie~lich Freiheitgrade der Entwicklung zur Sprache, welche insbeson- dere durch den wirtschaftlichen Strukturwandel sowie neuere soziale Bewegungen erm|glicht werden. Eine Besonderheit des Buches ist, da~ es allgemeine theoretische ]berlegungen zur Stadtentwicklung, insbesondere von Finanzmetropolen, mit empirischen Daten kombiniert. Ein im internationalen Vergleich einmaliger Datensatz }ber die Entwicklung des Fl{chenverbrauchs verschiedener Nutzungen in der Stadt Z}rich erm|glichte eine innovative Behandlung der Bodenrente im st{dtischen Kontext. Das Buch hat das Ziel, einerseits die moderne Stadt alseine auf der Industriegesellschaft basierende Konzeption sichtbar werdenzu lassen, andererseits vor dem Hintergrund des gegenw{rtigen Umbaus der Industriegesellschaft Optionen der Siedlungs- und Stadtentwicklung zu umrei~en. Das Buch geht davon aus, da~ die Konzeption der modernen Stadtsich }berlebt hat. Dies hat viel mit der gegenw{rtigen Transformation der Industriegesellschaft in eine nachindustrielle zu tun. Die damit verbundenensozialen, |kologischen und |konomischen Probleme werden im Buch umfasssend theoretisch er|rtert und anhand des Finanzplatzes Z}richempirisch dokumentiert.

Die Zahmung Des Drachens (German, Paperback, 1996 ed.): Carlo C. Jaeger Die Zahmung Des Drachens (German, Paperback, 1996 ed.)
Carlo C. Jaeger
R1,422 R1,149 Discovery Miles 11 490 Save R273 (19%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Wer im Marchen dem Drachen begegnet, hat eine klare Aufgabe: ihn zu toten. Die Realitat der heutigen Weltwirtschaft ist nieht weniger eindrucks voll als die Drachen der Marchen. Und in mancher Hinsicht ist sie ebenso furchterregend. Ganze Nationen konnen zugrunde gehen, wenn sie sieh einbilden, der Obermacht der globalen Markte trotzen zu konnen. Kriege von unerhorter Grausamkeit werden mitbestimmt von wirtschaftlichen Interessen. Lokale und globale Okosysteme sind durch den aktuellen Lauf der Weltwirtschaft in ihrem Bestand bedroht, und ihre Schiidigung fallt auf uns Menschen zurtick. Da mag schon der Wunsch autkommen, der Realitat der Weltwirtschaft ein Ende zu setzen, den Drachen zu tOten. Doch die heu tige Situation stellt, so die These dieses Buches, eine andere Aufgabe: Es gilt, die marktwirtschaftlichen Institutionen so zu transformieren, daB der Nut zen, den sie stiften, nicht mehr mit ungeheurer ZerstOrung einhergeht. Es gilt, den Drachen zu zahmen. Dazu ist es notig, den Drachen Weltwirtschaft besser zu verstehen. Das ist tiber weite Strecken eine wissenschaftliche Aufgabe. Ohne die Wirt schafts- und Sozialwissenschaften konnten wir die Realitat der globalen Okonomie kaum wahrnehmen, geschweige denn verandern. Doch der heu tige Stand dieser Wissenschaften gibt erstaunlich wenig Hilfestellungen, wenn es darum geht, die bestehenden Institutionen der Marktwirtschaft weiterzuentwickeln. Urn dieser Aufgabe nieht hilflos gegentiberzustehen, gilt es, neue Erkenntnisse zu gewinnen. Diesem Ziel ist die vorliegende Studie zur Humanokologie verpflichtet Sie umfaBt, nahezu unvermeidlich, eine Mischung aus Irrttimern und Einsichten."

Views from the Alps - Regional Perspectives on Climate Change (Paperback): Peter Cebon, Urs Dahinden, Huw Davies, Dieter... Views from the Alps - Regional Perspectives on Climate Change (Paperback)
Peter Cebon, Urs Dahinden, Huw Davies, Dieter Imboden, Carlo C. Jaeger
R2,013 Discovery Miles 20 130 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Focusing on the Alpine region to look at climate change's regional manifestations. Although climate change is a global problem, there is a growing recognition of the need to look at its regional manifestations and management. This book takes such a regional approach to the Alpine region. The result of the ongoing Swiss research program Climate and Environment in the Alpine Region (CLEAR), it incorporates the work of an independent network of approximately fifty researchers from a variety of disciplines. The Alpine region is the perfect focus for such a study because of the wealth of historical and contemporary data. The contributors avoid impractical "absolute" solutions to the problem of climate change. They explicitly recognize that climate policy involves not just environmental policy but also economic, agricultural, social, and urban policy. The science required for climate policy need not provide a single definitive answer to the problem of climate change. Rather, it can contribute a variety of insights, explanations, scenarios, and open questions to the public debate. The authors aim at a science for policy that helps to develop realistic options in an ongoing debate involving scientists as well as policymakers and ordinary citizens.Topics covered include past and current climate dynamics, scenarios for future climate development, the sensitivity of plant and soil ecosystems to climate change, scenarios for future ecosytem development, and creative policy responses to mobilize regional action for industrial innovation. The topics are addressed in the spirit of Integrated Assessment (IA), a method that combines scientific and social expertise to explore political and technical strategies for dealing with environmental problems such as climate change.

Public Participation in Sustainability Science - A Handbook (Hardcover): Bernd Kasemir, Jill Jager, Carlo C. Jaeger, Matthew T.... Public Participation in Sustainability Science - A Handbook (Hardcover)
Bernd Kasemir, Jill Jager, Carlo C. Jaeger, Matthew T. Gardner; Foreword by William C. Clark, …
R2,353 Discovery Miles 23 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The participation of citizens and other stakeholders is increasingly important for policy making in sustainability and environmental development. The contributors to this book examine methods for facilitating public participation on local and international levels. Policy makers must consider a complex network of social and natural interactions. The study suggests consultation procedures integrating technical scientific modelling with democratic decision-making processes.

Public Participation in Sustainability Science - A Handbook (Paperback): Bernd Kasemir, Jill Jager, Carlo C. Jaeger, Matthew T.... Public Participation in Sustainability Science - A Handbook (Paperback)
Bernd Kasemir, Jill Jager, Carlo C. Jaeger, Matthew T. Gardner; Foreword by William C. Clark, …
R1,168 Discovery Miles 11 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The participation of citizens and other stakeholders is increasingly important for policy making in sustainability and environmental development. The contributors to this book examine methods for facilitating public participation on local and international levels. Policy makers must consider a complex network of social and natural interactions. The study suggests consultation procedures integrating technical scientific modelling with democratic decision-making processes.

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