{"product_id":"global-environmental-risk","title":"Global Environmental Risk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rawat Publications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8170338050\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSale Territory:\u003c\/strong\u003e India\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite significant international initiatives such as the Earth Summit of 1992 and continued efforts to implement the Kyoto Protocol, human activities are still having a devastating impact on the global environment. This book tackles the pressing issues of global environmental risks, emphasizing the challenges in reversing unsustainable trends, halting ongoing destructive practices, and creating a sustainable future for the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book takes a deep dive into the nature of global environmental risks, discussing the capacity of knowledge systems to identify these risks and human society's ability to manage them. One of the core focuses is the vulnerability of people and places to environmental degradation, a key factor in understanding and addressing environmental risks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough multiple chapters, the authors explore global environmental risks at different scales, shedding light on their regional expressions. The volume offers a comprehensive exploration of these risks, pointing out that while global environmental futures seem uncertain, they are still within the realm of human agency and can be tackled through democratic, humanistic, and context-specific risk analysis and strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChallenges posed by global environmental risks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding vulnerability in relation to environmental degradation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe role of knowledge systems in identifying risks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrategies for adapting to and managing environmental risks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCase studies and regional variations in the manifestation of risks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrameworks for analyzing and addressing environmental threats\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author \/ Editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeanne X. Kasperson is a Research Associate Professor and Research Librarian at the George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, Massachusetts, USA. She is also a visiting scholar at the Stockholm Environment Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoger E. Kasperson, after over 30 years at Clark University, where he served as University Professor (Government and Geography) and Director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute, has become the Executive Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rawat Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50036956987696,"sku":"DRG.RawatPublications_8170338050","price":1037.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/315DNB8yuEL.jpg?v=1756391869","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/products\/global-environmental-risk","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}