Roger Kasperson

Roger Kasperson
Residence Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality United States
Fields Risk, Geography
Alma mater University of Chicago
Clark University
Known for Risk Analysis
Risk Assessment
Risk perception
Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk

Roger Kasperson (born 1938) is an American risk analyst, a distinguished academic and professor at Clark University [1][2] and is one of the proponents of Risk perception studies with his work on The Social Amplification/Attentuation of Risk Framework (SARF).[3][4]

Honored by the Association of American Geographers for his research on hazards,[5] 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[6] and was given the 2006 Distinguished Achievement Award of the SRA.[7] He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences [8] and served as executive director for the Stockholm Environment Institute 2000–2004.[9]

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  1. ↑ Clark University (30 September 2015). "Roger Kasperson, PhD: Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist". Clark University. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (1 May 2012). "Roger Kasperson". Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  3. ↑ 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: 177–187. doi:10.1111/j.1539-6924.1988.tb01168.x. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. ↑ 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 30 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Association of American Geographers (1991). "Honors of the Association of American Geographers". Association of American Geographers. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  6. ↑ University of Bonn (30 January 2014). "Closing the science/practice gap: exploring approaches to vulnerability and resilience". University of Bonn. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  7. ↑ Society for Risk Analysis (2006). "Awards". Society for Risk Analysis. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  8. ↑ Association of American Geographers (2004). "Geographer Members of the National Academy of Science". Association of American Geographers. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  9. ↑ University of Bonn (30 January 2014). "Closing the science/practice gap: exploring approaches to vulnerability and resilience". University of Bonn. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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