RISK21 - coping with risks due to natural hazards in the 21st century : proceedings of the RISK21 Workshop, Monte Verit,̉ Ascona, Switzerland, 28 November-3 December 2004 / edited by Walter J. Ammann, Stefanie Dannenmann and Laurent Vulliet.

Disaster risk management and risk impact -- Risk concept, inegral risk management and risk governance / W. J. Ammann<BR> Risk based regulation / H. Seiler<BR> Emerging risks and risk management policies in selected OECD countries / P. A. Schieb<BR> Vulnerability analysis, livelihoods and disasters / T. Cannon<BR> Crisis intervention and risk reduction / D. Alexander<P> Risk perception, aversion, risk levels<BR> Risk aversion : a delicate issue in risk assessment / Th. Schneider<BR> Evaluation of risks due to natural hazards : a conceptual approach / Th. Plattner<BR> Challenges in defining acceptable risk levels / R. Bell, T. Glade, and M. Danscheid<BR> Risk as perceived and evaluated by the general public / M. M. Zwick<BR> Understanding risk perception from natural hazards : examples from Germany / T. Plapp and U. Werner<BR> The cognitive representation of global risks : empirical studies / A. D. Eisler, H. Eisler, and M. Yoshida<BR> Gender studies : social and psychological issues in disaster reduction / D. Mukhopadhyay<P> Risk analysis, risk management and sustainability<BR> Post-harvest management strategies, drought vulnerability and food security / C. Ifejika Speranza and U. Wiesmann<BR> CEDIM-Risk map Germany : first results / C. Lechtenbr̲ger<BR> Efficiency of protection measures / H. Weck-Hannemann<BR> Application of the marginal cost approach and cost-benefit analysis to measures for avalanche risk reduction : a case study from Davos, Switzerland / M. Brndl, M. C. McAlpin, U. Gruber and S. Fuchs<BR> TripelBudgetierung : sustainable integral risk management / H. O. Schiegg and P. Hardegger<BR> Building vulnerability felated to floods and debris flows : case studies / D. Kraus, J. Hbl, and D. Rickenmann<BR> Management of risks from large landslides : the problems of acceptable and residual risks / Ch. Bonnard and L. Vulliet<BR> Panarchy and sustainable risk prevention by managing protection forests in mountain areas / L. K. A. Dorren and F. Berger<BR> Protective measures and risk management : basics and examples of avalanche and torrential risks in Switzerland / H. Romang and S. Margeth<BR> The vulnerability of buildings affected by powder avalanches / M. Barbolini, F. Cappabianca, B. Frigo and R. Sailer<BR> Temporal variability of damage potential in settlements : a contribution towards the long-term development of avalanche risk / S. Fuchs, M. Keiler, A. Zischg and M. Brndl.

"Over the last two decades, there has been an increase in the number of natural hazards which have culminated in catastrophic consequences, severely impacting on people and livelihoods. In response to this escalation, the Swiss Natural Hazards Competence Centre (CENAT) organized a workshop entitled "RISK21" at the Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verit,̉ Ascona, Switzerland from 28 November to 3 December, 2004. More than 50 risk experts from nine countries participated, drawn from research institutions, private industry, governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations. The workshop focused on different aspects of risk management, highlighted current drawbacks, and discussed possible ways of reducing disaster risk. The themes addressed included economic, technical and social issues related to disaster impact, risk analysis and assessment, risk perception and aversion, risk dialogue and sustainable risk management." -- BOOK JACKET.