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Managing Risk and Sustainability in Complex Social and Environmental Systems
October 31, 2019 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm +04
About the Event:
Dr. Jacob Taarup-Esbensen presents an account of his research, focusing on how risk management has struggled with handling uncertainty in complex systems. The assessment of risk and uncertainty is not only based on rational objective criteria and data, but also on cognition, social structure, and how people make sense of the reality they face.
Mining assumes high risks, large impact, and flexible business solutions. In a complex industry, community risk represents an example of how companies face issues related to the legitimacy of information rather than deal with real risks. Despite the flow of information regarding mining risks, communities accept and, in some cases, even defend mining companies, which begs the question:
- Why are communities willing to accept higher risks and disregard the opposite information they have?
This seminar is an effort to provide a possible answer to this question.
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