Risiko-Governance in einer komplexen Welt

Sellke, Piet; Renn, Ortwin

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“…The cultural theory of risk recognizes that people perceive risk differently [114], and groups these perspectives into 'cultural prototypes', thus enabling a focus on cultural group conditions within a modern industrial society. These theoretical considerations aim to help understand risk awareness and valuation, especially that of environmental risks [9,75,99,119,123]. These prototypes can be represented in the so-called 'Group' and 'Grid' typology [111,112], which consists of two dimensions upon which individuals or communities are placed (Figure 4).…”

Section: Context Matters: Socio-cultural Dynamics and Riskmentioning

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Integrating Key Insights of Sociological Risk Theory into the Ecosystem Services Framework

Peter

2020

Sustainability

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Environmental risks give urgency to the need to understand the society–nature relationship. While the ecosystem services (ES) framework allows analysis of interrelationships between biophysical supply and human demand for natural resources, further research is needed to understand what drives societal demand for ES. Here, I explore how incorporation of the key sociological theories of risk (systems theory, ‘world risk society’, and cultural theory of risk) can advance this understanding. By examining these theories, the following key insights were identified: (1) A deeper understanding of societal structures and risk perception helps to understand culturally driven patterns of ES demand; (2) sociological ES research must use inter- and transdisciplinary methods to understand the drivers of ES demand and risk perception. It must also link this understanding to the natural sciences’ knowledge of the drivers of ES supply if it is to identify new instruments of environmental governance; (3) while anthropocentric in character, the ES framework, especially one that is modified by the concept of risk, enables society to reflect on its role as a proactive part of a social–ecological system, rather than a passive victim of nature’s whims. This change in perspective may prove to be a key step in achieving sustainable development.

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Section: Context Matters: Socio-cultural Dynamics and Riskmentioning

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Integrating Key Insights of Sociological Risk Theory into the Ecosystem Services Framework

Peter

2020

Sustainability

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“…In a pluralistic society, there cannot be one approach to risk (Sellke & Renn, 2011). Risks are manifold and so are the perspectives on them.…”

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“…Risks are manifold and so are the perspectives on them. Furthermore, the risk potential is often perceived differently and many risks cannot be assessed concretely, because there is simply a lack of knowledge about them (Sellke & Renn, 2011). What a risk, in general, is, how it is debated and what is (not)considered a risk is decided by human actors (Renn, 2008).…”

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“…To be perceived as a risk, a problem needs to be discussed and brought to the attention of a wider audience (Beck, 1986; J. X. Kasperson et al, 2003). The societal conflict here then is that people have different understandings of what can be put at risk and what cannot (Sellke & Renn, 2011). Nevertheless, it is often the case that risks are first and foremost ignored or talked down (Beck, 1986).…”

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“…Even though risk is dependent on values and needs to be constructed, the damage caused by a risk that actually gives rise to an undesired event is real. How risk is countered also depends on the power to act and the will to tackle a risk (Sellke & Renn, 2011). This dichotomy makes risk communication difficult.…”

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What is good drinking water? 41 Years of risk perception on water quality in the vicinity of the Nuclear Research Centre Karlsruhe, 1956–1997

Gutting

2023

Risk Hazard & Crisis Pub Pol

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This article traces the historical evolution of risk perception around the Nuclear Research Centre Karlsruhe, Germany, from 1956 to 1997. It does so by targeting the evolution of water-related risks. Federal hopes in the postwar era that the Nuclear Research Centre would bring progress and prosperity clashed with local values and local perception of nuclear engineering as dangerous to health and the environment. Various conflicts arose and opponents made use of their past lived-knowledge to foster their arguments against future decision-making, mobilizing stories from the past to shape the future. The conflict culminated in the 1990s, when the municipality decided to lease the Centre's waterworks for future drinking water supply. The main argument of the article is that even though the public discourse shifted over the years from water pollution toward greater risks such as nuclear meltdowns, the local risk perception stayed with the water-related risks. The article shows how the locals perceived and narrated their risk perception against the decisionmaking of authorities as well as against the reasoning of scientists and experts.

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Energiegerechte Stadt- und Regionalentwicklung

Schüle

2016

Energie Und Soziale Ungleichheit

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Risiko-Governance in einer komplexen Welt

Cited by 7 publications

References 1 publication

Integrating Key Insights of Sociological Risk Theory into the Ecosystem Services Framework

Integrating Key Insights of Sociological Risk Theory into the Ecosystem Services Framework

What is good drinking water? 41 Years of risk perception on water quality in the vicinity of the Nuclear Research Centre Karlsruhe, 1956–1997

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