How can we be sure that we are working on the right risks? / Roger Kasperson, B. Ram, and S. Ratick -- Whose views really matter in the end? / Roger Kasperson, Paul Slovic, Nick Pidgeon, and Ortwin Renn -- How do we move forward when there is no trust? / Seth Tuler, Roger Kasperson, Dominic...

Our aim is to make an appropriate characterization and interpretation of the risk problem of rapid large sea level rise that reflects the very large uncertainty in present day knowledge concerning this possibility, and that will be useful in informing discussion about risk management approaches....

Cover -- Half-title -- Series Information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction: Risk conundrums in a fast and complex world -- Risk analysis: a brief history -- Risks...