Roger Kasperson Explained

Roger Kasperson
Nationality:American
Field:Risk, Geography
Workplaces:Michigan State University
Clark University
University of Connecticut
National Academy of Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Alma Mater:University of Chicago
Clark University

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]

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  1. Book: Contemporary Authors. 9780810300354. Evory. Ann. April 1978.
  2. Web site: Obituary for Dr. Roger e. Kasperson at Daniel T. Morrill Funeral Home .
  3. Web site: Roger Kasperson, PhD: Research Professor and Distinguished Scientist. Clark University. Clark University. 30 September 2015. 30 September 2015.
  4. Roger Kasperson. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 1 May 2012. 30 September 2015.
  5. The Social Amplification of Risk: A Conceptual Framework. Kasperson, Roger E. . Renn, Ortwin . Slovic, Paul . Brown, Halina S. . Emel, Jacque . Goble, Robert . Kasperson, Jeanne X. . Ratick, Samuel . Risk Analysis. 1988. 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1988.tb01168.x . 8 . 2. 177–187. free .
  6. The Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk. Kasperson, Roger E. . Kasperson, Jeanne X.. Sage Publications Inc. (in association with the American Academy of Political Science and Social Science). May 1996. 30 September 2015.
  7. Web site: Honors of the Association of American Geographers. Association of American Geographers. Association of American Geographers. 1991. 30 September 2015. Association of American Geographers.
  8. Web site: Closing the science/practice gap: exploring approaches to vulnerability and resilience. University of Bonn. University of Bonn. 30 January 2014. 30 September 2015. University of Bonn.
  9. Web site: Awards. Society for Risk Analysis. Society for Risk Analysis. 2006. 30 September 2015. Society for Risk Analysis.
  10. Web site: Geographer Members of the National Academy of Science. Association of American Geographers. Association of American Geographers. 2004. 30 September 2015. Association of American Geographers.
  11. Web site: Closing the science/practice gap: exploring approaches to vulnerability and resilience. University of Bonn. University of Bonn. 30 January 2014. 30 September 2015. University of Bonn.

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