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Global Environmental Risk
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 54.95Despite international initiatives such as the Earth Summit in 1992 and ongoing efforts to implement the Kyoto Protocol, human activities continue to register a destructive toll on the planetary environment. At root, research on global environmental risk seeks new pathways for reversing unsustainable trends, curtailing ongoing destructive activities,... more...
The Precautionary Principle
Cato Institute 2001; US$ 10.00Goklany here expands his chapter in Julian Morris' Rethinking Risk and the Precautionary Principle (Butterworth Heinemann, 2000). Drawing on his environmental work with government and industry, he explores how the precautionary principle could be used to solve various public health and environmental more...
Risk Assessment with Time to Event Models
CRC Press 2001; US$ 149.95How can environmental regulators use information on 48-hour toxicity tests to predict the effects of a few minutes of pollution? Or, at the other extreme, what is the relevance of 96-hour toxicity data for organisms that may have been exposed to a pollutant for six months or more? Time to event methods are the key to answering these types of questions.... more...
Carbon Finance
Wiley 2007; US$ 90.00Praise for Carbon Finance "A timely, objective, and informative analysis of the financial opportunities and challenges presented by climate change, including a thorough description of adaptive measures and insurance products for managing risk in a carbon constrained economy." —James R. Evans, M. Eng. P. Geo., Senior Manager, Environmental... more...
Environmental Risk Analysis
McGraw-Hill 2001; US$ 89.95''This is probably the most comprehensive treatment of this subject that I have seen. The authors have presented an approach and concept that far surpasses anything currently available.'' - Jeffrey Vincoli, CSP, CHCM. *Examines problems such as transport, burial/storage, monitoring, and spillage - and tells how to overcome them. *Provides tables, graphs,... more...
Introduction to Volcanic Seismology
Elsevier Science 2003; US$ 170.00Volcanic earthquakes represent the main and often the only instrument to forecast volcanic eruptions. This book is the first monograph about seismicity in volcanoes. It describes the main types of seismic signals in volcanoes, their nature and spatial and temporal distribution at different stages of eruptive activity. The book begins with an introduction... more...
Managing Critical Infrastructure Risks
Springer 2007; US$ 279.00The increasing complexity of societal change in response to the new global economy requires an enhanced capacity for scientific assessment and monitoring, particularly of critical infrastructure such as ports and harbors. Public pressure for decision transparency in government and corporations drives the need for a new framework for thinking about... more...
Handbook of Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
Wiley 2009; US$ 360.00At the heart of environmental protection is risk assessment: the likelihood of pollution from accidents; the likelihood of problems from normal and abnormal operation of industrial processes; the likely impacts associated with new synthetic chemicals; and so on. Currently, risk assessment has been very much in the news--the risks from BSE and E. coli,... more...
Risks and Decisions for Conservation and Environmental Management
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 67.00A comprehensive guide to conducting environmental risk assessments for students, researchers and professionals in ecology, conservation and resource management. Coverage includes the philosophy of uncertainty and human objectivity in risky situations. Consideration is also given to how both subjective beliefs and technical analysis can be used to make... more...
Comparative Risk Assessment and Environmental Decision Making
Springer 2005; US$ 299.00Decision making in environmental projects is typically a complex and confusing process characterized by trade-offs between socio-political, environmental, and economic impacts. This title show that the use of comparative risk assessment can provide the scientific basis for environmental sound and cost-efficient policies. more...









