Should We Risk It? : Exploring Environmental, Health, and Technological Problem Solving Paperback - 2001
by David M. Hassenzahl; Daniel M. Kammen
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- Title Should We Risk It? : Exploring Environmental, Health, and Technological Problem Solving
- Author David M. Hassenzahl; Daniel M. Kammen
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 424
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Date 2001
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0691074577I5N00
- ISBN 9780691074573 / 0691074577
- Weight 1.31 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.87 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 2.21 cm)
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Themes
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Risk assessment, Health risk assessment
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98049393
- Dewey Decimal Code 363.702
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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
