Chapter 6. A New Way of Thinking about Sustainability, Risk and Environmental Decision-Making

  1. Prof. i. R. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Peter A. Wilderer4,
  2. Prof. Dr. Edward D. Schroeder5,
  3. Prof. Dr. Horst Kopp6
  1. Prof. Dr. William E. Kastenberg1,
  2. Gloria Hauser-Kastenberg2,
  3. Dr. David Norris3

Published Online: 27 JUL 2005

DOI: 10.1002/3527604251.ch6

Book Title

Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures

Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures

Additional Information

How to Cite

Kastenberg, W. E., Hauser-Kastenberg, G. and Norris, D. (2005) A New Way of Thinking about Sustainability, Risk and Environmental Decision-Making, in Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures (eds P. A. Wilderer, E. D. Schroeder and H. Kopp), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, FRG. doi: 10.1002/3527604251.ch6

Editor Information

  1. 4

    Institute of Advanced Studies on Sustainability, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, c/o Technical University Munich, Lehrstuhl für Wassergütewirtschaft, Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München, Germany

  2. 5

    University of California, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA

  3. 6

    Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Institut für Geographie, Kochstr. 4/4, 91054 Erlangen, Germany

Author Information

  1. 1

    4103 Etcheverry Hall, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

  2. 2

    1678 Shattuck Avenue 311, Berkeley, CA 94708, USA

  3. 3

    Allmendsberg 27, 79348 Freiamt, Germany

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 27 JUL 2005
  2. Published Print: 24 OCT 2004

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9783527312368

Online ISBN: 9783527604258

SEARCH

CHAPTER TOOLS

Get PDF (72K)

Keywords:

  • global sustainability;
  • a new way of thinking about sustainability;
  • risk and environmental decision-making;
  • complicated technology vs. complex technology;
  • errors in thinking and attitudes;
  • views on risk analysis;
  • expanded process of environmental decision making

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Complicated Technology vs. Complex Technology

  • Errors in Thinking and Attitudes

  • The Current View of Sustainability and Risk Analysis

  • A New View of Sustainability

  • An Expanded View of Risk

  • An Expanded Process of Environmental Decision Making

  • Conclusions

  • References

Get PDF (72K)