Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
Democratizing the Management of Threats to Environment, Health, and Values
Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 544 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-945045-9
Verlag: Sinauer Associates Is an Imprint of Oxford University Press
Some of the issues that this volume explores are: what counts as an 'acceptable' risk, and who decides? How should divergent perceptions of risks be reconciled? And, where is the line between science and politics? Advocating a more multidimensional approach to managing risks, the authors challenge many of the dominant perspectives in India.
The field of risk research, which has emerged over the last 40 years in the West, has been relatively unexplored in India. In an effort to bridge this gap, this volume brings together Indian and Western scholars and practitioners across the fields of psychology, anthropology, law, politics, sociology, public health, philosophy, science, and architecture, who offer insights on the theory of risk, lessons from the West, and the realities of risk in India.