Roger Kasperson | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of Chicago Clark University |
Known for |
Risk Analysis Risk Assessment Risk perception Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Risk, Geography |
Institutions |
Michigan State University Clark University University of Connecticut National Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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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Roger Kasperson | |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater |
University of Chicago Clark University |
Known for |
Risk Analysis Risk Assessment Risk perception Social Amplification and Attenuation of Risk |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Risk, Geography |
Institutions |
Michigan State University Clark University University of Connecticut National Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
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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