These came to serve as the primary motivation for this book. First, the last decade has witnessed only a fair amount of interest within the sociological or political science communities in issues of public participation.

The book provides a comprehensive, accessible and concise guide to risk assessment, management and governance. A basic pillar for the book is the risk governance framework proposed by the International Risk Governance Council (IRGC).

This is the first dedicated book to be published on computer-aided General Morphological Analysis (GMA) as a non-quantified modelling method.

This is especially true for the many new European States, including the countries in transition from centralised to market economies. This book presents case studies on risk communication.

The book begins with an extended introduction summarizing the state of the art in risk perception research and core issues of cross-cultural comparisons.

This volume offers new, convincing empirical evidence on topical risk- and risk management-related issues in diverse settings, using an interdisciplinary approach.

Several individuals noted the potentially important civilian uses of atomic energy shortly after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

These came to serve as the primary motivation for this book. First, the last decade has witnessed only a fair amount of interest within the sociological or political science communities in issues of public participation.

The book begins with an extended introduction summarizing the state of the art in risk perception research and core issues of cross-cultural comparisons.

The papers in this volume integrate results from current research efforts in earthquake engineering with research from the larger risk assessment community.