Transboundary Risk Management

Environmental hazards do not respect international boundaries. In this volume, distinguished international researchers make a significant contribution to the understanding and management of transboundary environmental risks. The transboundary risk topics addressed highlight the key political, economic, social and cultural issues of our times, such as how transboundary risks are constructed, how they are communicated within and between countries, how the authorities can build trust in political management processes, and what forms of democratic risk management institutions are appropriate. Useful practical lessons on the management of transboundary risk at the national and international levels are drawn from the case studies. The volume provides valuable evidence and analysis for those working on international environmental issues and all aspects of risk management.

Autorentext

Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer is leader of the Risk, Modeling and Society Project at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria. Ragnar E Löfstedt is reader in social geography at the Centre for Environmental Strategy, University of Surrey, UK. Gunnar Sj'stedt is senior associate at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Stockholm.

Inhalt

Preface Foreword Introduction Swedish Aid and the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant Genetically Modified Crops: What Transboundary Harmonization in Europe? Transboundary Air Pollution: Lessons for Useful Analysis Cultures of Uncertainty - Transboundary Risks and BSE in Europe A Transboundary Environmental Controversy on the Danube: The Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Dam System Transboundary Risk Management in the South: A Nepelese Perspective on Himalayan Water Projects Border Crossings Public Participation Across Borders International Negotiation and the Management of Transboundary Risks Transboundary Environmental Risk Management in the New Millennium: Lessons for Theory and Practice Address by Birgitta Dahl, Speaker of the Swedish Parliament * Index