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]
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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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