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Although the title of this volume and its major focus will be on one major aspect of global sustainability - climate change - this volume continues with the overall framing of the series: global sustainability is a multi-faceted, global, multi-generational, economic, social, environmental, and cultural phenomenon and challenge to our species.

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PART I CLIMATE CHANGE AND RISK MANAGEMENT Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION: Framing the Inquiry into risk management and climate change Chapter 2: ASKING "THE RIGHT QUESTION": Chapter 3: BASIC CONCEPTS OF RISK MANAGEMENT PART II THE KEY PLAYERS MANAGING THE RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Chapter 4: RISK MANAGING INSTITUTIONS - THE INSURERS Chapter 5: CORPORATE RISK MANAGERS - THE INSURED Chapter 6: GOVERNMENT REGULATORS DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL - RULE SETTERS, JUDGES, AND REFEREES Chapter 7: THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING NGOS, THE PRESS - COMMENTATORS, CRITICS, AND CHEERLEADERs SECTION III BEYOND "INSURANCE" Chapter 8: GOING FORWARD - DESIRABLE EVOLUTION IN GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY RISK MANAGEMENT

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CHARLES WANKELAssociate Professor of Management at St. John´s University, Peter J. Tobin College of Business, USA.
JAMES A. F. STONERProfessor of Management Systems and Chairholder of Fordham University´s James A.F. Stoner Chair for Global Sustainability.

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