Risking more, losing more : thinking about risk and resilience -- Looking back : the evolution of how we talk about risk -- A different perspective : the social production of risk -- Culture and the production of risk -- Organizations, institutions, and the production of risk -- Communities and...

Abstract: Die das „Basler“ Regelwerk durchdringende Philosophie der Eigenkapitalunterlegung als Risikovorsorgeinstrument hat Finanzkrisen und aus diesen folgende (Eventual-)Belastungen öffentlicher Haushalte nicht zu verhindern vermocht. „Basel III“ folgt dennoch dieser Philosophie,...

Ensuring the realization of the full potential of the incumbent disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) policy requires appropriate sectoral and institutional translation of its espoused principles; reflecting more refined institutional arrangements and policy and resource support....