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American risk analyst (1938–2021)
Roger Kasperson (March 29, 1938
[1]
[2] – April 10, 2021) was an American risk analyst, a distinguished academic and professor at
Clark University
[3]
[4] and was one of the proponents of
risk perception studies with his work on The Social Amplification/Attentuation of Risk Framework (SARF).
[5]
[6]
He was born in
Worcester, Massachusetts . Honored by the
Association of American Geographers for his research on hazards,
[7] he also served on various committees of the U.S.
National Research Council (a.k.a.,
National Science Foundation ) as well as the council of the
Society for Risk Analysis
[8] and was given the 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award of the SRA.
[9] He was an elected member of the
National Academy of Sciences
[10] and served as executive director for the
Stockholm Environment Institute 2000–2004.
[11]
See also
References
^ Evory, Ann (April 1978).
Contemporary Authors .
ISBN
9780810300354 .
^
"Obituary for Dr. Roger e. Kasperson at Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home" .
^ Clark University (September 30, 2015).
"Roger Kasperson, PhD: Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist" . Clark University. Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
^ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (May 1, 2012).
"Roger Kasperson" . Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists . Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
^ Kasperson, Roger E.; Renn, Ortwin; Slovic, Paul; Brown, Halina S.; Emel, Jacque; Goble, Robert; Kasperson, Jeanne X.; Ratick, Samuel (1988).
"The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework" . Risk Analysis . 8 (2): 177–187.
doi :
10.1111/j.1539-6924.1988.tb01168.x .
^ Kasperson, Roger E.; Kasperson, Jeanne X. (May 1996).
"The Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk" (PDF) . Sage Publications Inc. (in association with the American Academy of Political Science and Social Science). Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
^
Association of American Geographers (1991).
"Honors of the Association of American Geographers" . Association of American Geographers. Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
^
University of Bonn (January 30, 2014).
"Closing the science/practice gap: exploring approaches to vulnerability and resilience" . University of Bonn. Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
^
Society for Risk Analysis (2006).
"Awards" .
Society for Risk Analysis . Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
^
Association of American Geographers (2004).
"Geographer Members of the National Academy of Science" . Association of American Geographers. Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
^
University of Bonn (January 30, 2014).
"Closing the science/practice gap: exploring approaches to vulnerability and resilience" . University of Bonn. Retrieved September 30, 2015 .
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