Global environmental risk Author Kasperson J.X., Kasperson R.E. (eds.) Date 2001 Source IUCN (ID: MON-072959) Publisher | Place of publication United Nations University Press | Tokyo, Japan ISBN 92-808-1027-8 Pages 592 p. Document type Miscellaneous Language English Field of application International Subject Environment gen. Keyword Risk assessment/management Abstract Despite international initiatives such as the Earth Summit in 1992 and ongoing efforts to implement the Kyoto Protocol, human activities continue to register a destructive toll on the planetary environment. At root, research on global environmental risk seeks new pathways for reversing unsustainable trends, curtailing ongoing destructive activities, and creating a life-sustaining planet. This book takes stock of the distinctive challenges posed by global environmental risk, the capacity of knowledge systems to identify and characterize such risks, and the competence of human society to manage the unprecedented complexity. (source: UN University Press Publications 2002-2003)