Books written by Michael R Greenberg
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Explaining Risk Analysis: Protecting health and the environment
For example, the New York Times story was “Race Bias in Location of Toxic Dumps” (Williams 1987, see also Weisskopf 1987). Speaking for the United Church of Christ, Benjamin Chavis expressed concern about the human health effects of ...
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Protecting Seniors Against Environmental Disasters: From Hazards and Vulnerability to Prevention and Resilience
Weisskopf et al. (2002) observed that from 1979through 1997, an annual average of 371 US residents were diagnosed as dying from excess heatrelated causes, adding that this total is more than from floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, ...
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Environmental Health and the U.S. Federal System: Sustainably Managing Health Hazards
21 Weisskopf, MG, Anderson, HA, Foldy, S, et al. Heat wave morbidity and mortality, Milwaukee, Wis, 1999 vs 1995: An improved response? Am J Public Health. 2002;92(5):830–833. 22 Whitman, S, Good, G, Donoghue, ER, Benbow, N, Shou, W, ...
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Environmental Policy Analysis and Practice
More than half left to protect children (Houts, Cleary, and Hu, 1988). Reasons for staying included waiting for an evacuation and a belief that the situation was in God's hands. Some saw no danger, and 10 percent stayed because they had ...
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Siting Noxious Facilities: Integrating Location Economics and Risk Analysis to Protect Environmental Health and Investments
50 Useem B. Prison Siting and Economic Development. Criminology & Public Policy. 3, 3, 451–452, 2004. 51 Wald M. NRG Abandons Project for 2 Reactors in Texas. New York Times. April 20, p. B6, 2011. 52 Marquart J. Economic Development Is ...
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Siting Noxious Facilities: Integrating Location Economics and Risk Analysis to Protect Environmental Health and Investments
One of the first statements was by Burwell, Ohanian and Weinberg.5 In 1979, focusing on the nuclear power industry and writing in Science, they called for an “existing-site” policy. Forecasting growth to 1000 large (~1000 ...
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Environmental Health and the U.S. Federal System: Sustainably Managing Health Hazards
This book explains how the U.S. federal system manages environmental health issues, with a unique focus on risk management and human health outcomes.
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Explaining Risk Analysis: Protecting health and the environment
... Lindell MK, Perry RW. (2012) The protective action decision model: theoretical modifications and additional evidence ... E, Kunreuther H. (2012) Paying for future catastrophes. The New York Times. Opinion. November 25, SR7. Minard R ...