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""Should We Risk It?" is a timely and unique book. Its 'hands-on'
approach to diverse risk problem-solving and decision-making
methods fills a long-existing void. Using real-world problems, it
introduces basic and more advanced methods in a clear, evenhanded,
and thought-provoking manner. The more people who read it--both
those already active in risk policy and those with a general
interest--the better we as a society will be ready to cope with
increasingly complex risk decisions. This book will improve both
risk-based decisions and the associated public discourse."--William
Ruckelshaus, former Administrator of the U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency
"This is a splendid book. It should be of interest to a wide
range of students and professionals across the environmental and
health sciences."--John Harte, University of California, Berkeley;
author of "Consider a Spherical Cow"
"Dan Kammen and David Hassenzahl have filled a long-standing
need and have done it brilliantly. Their book provides the bridge
between the technical tooks of risk analysis and the real world of
health and environmental problems. Mastering the contents of this
book should be a requirement for anyone--student or policy
maker--who wants to understand risk analysis."--J. Clarence "Terry"
Davis, Director, Resources for the Future Center for Risk
Management
"The authors have done a remarkable job of showing the common
structures underlying the variety of risks that we face in our
personal and professional lives. Moreover, their approach allows
integrating the diverse forms of knowledge needed to address these
complex problems. Readers will think differently after reading this
book."--Baruch Fischhoff, Professor of Social and Decision
Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University
"This book will be very useful as a text in a risk-analysis
class. It will also be a valuable reference for practitioners of
risk assessment in industry, government, and consulting. . . . The
organization of the book is logical and effective."--James K.
Hammitt, Harvard University
This book provides a holistic consideration of climate change that
goes beyond pure science, fleshing out the discussion by
considering cultural, historical, and policy-driven aspects of this
important issue. Climate change is a controversial topic that
promises to reframe rudimentary ideas about our world and how we
will live in it. The articles in Climate Change: An Encyclopedia of
Science and History are designed to inform readers' decision making
through the insight of scholars from around the world, each of whom
brings a unique approach to this topic. The work goes beyond pure
science to consider other important factors, weighing the cultural,
historical, and policy-driven contributors to this issue. In
addition, the book explores the ideas that have converged and
evolved in order to clarify our current predicament. By considering
climate change in this holistic fashion, this reference collection
will prepare readers to consider the issue from every angle. Each
article in the work is suitable for general readers, particularly
students in high school and college, and is intended to inform and
educate anyone about climate change, providing valuable information
regarding the stages of mitigation and adaptation that are
occurring all around us. Contributions from more than 100 experts
Excerpts from reports from international organizations such as the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Transcripts of
speeches from world leaders on the climate change issue Sidebars on
the "climate-history connection" explore the possible links between
climate and key events through history, such as the Classical Maya
collapse Essential, annotated primary sources Quotes from policy
makers, scientists, eyewitnesses to climate change, and social and
cultural leaders
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