Risk Governance The Articulation of Hazard, Politics and Ecology
This book explores the common language of politics, ecology and risk, and crosses their conceptual divides. It seeks to shed light on the underlying structural factors, processes, players and interactions in the risk scenario, all of which influence decis
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Risk Governance The Articulation of Hazard, Politics and Ecology
Risk Governance
Urbano Fra.Paleo Editor
Risk Governance The Articulation of Hazard, Politics and Ecology
Editor Urbano Fra.Paleo School of Social Sciences and Humanities University of Extremadura Cáceres, Spain
ISBN 978-94-017-9327-8 ISBN 978-94-017-9328-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9328-5 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014953263 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To Encarnación, whose plans have shaped the present To Belén, who has seen plans happen or vanish and is able to anticipate the risks To Valeria, whose indecisive plans are shaping an uncertain time Only after understanding can we take action.
About the Editor
Urbano Fra.Paleo is Professor in Human Geography at the University of Extremadura, Spain. He is also Visiting Professor at the UN-mandated University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica. He worked at the United States Geological Survey in Denver (1995) and Hawaii (1999) and was Research Associate at the Environment Institute of the University of Denver (1996). Fra.Paleo was Fellow of the American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in
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