Environmental risks perception, evaluation and management

• Other Authors: Böhm, Gisela, 1962-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier/JAI, 2001.
• Series: Research in social problems and public policy ; v. 9.
• Subjects: Environmental risk assessment.; Offenses against the environment.; Social impact of environmental issues.; Political Science > Public Policy > Environmental Policy.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781849501149 (electronic bk.) : 1849501149 (electronic bk.) : 0762308060 (hbk.)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xx, 299 p.) : ill.

Environmental risks are among the most serious challenges of today's societies. Virtually all environmental risks are anthropogenic. The consequences of past decisions made by individuals, business, and governments have already devastated many of the earth's ecological systems and there is...