Risks in the Past and Present

Birgitta Odén
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Birgitta Odén: Lund University

Chapter 3 in Risks in Technological Systems, 2010, pp 19-34 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Our present society is generally thought of as a risk-society. Individuals die prematurely, cities and villages are destroyed, the surface of the earth is altered and areas of cultivation are lost (Beck, 1986; Nordin, 2005). It can be argued, however, that mankind, throughout its long history, has always lived in a “risk-society.” The surface of the earth has repeatedly been the victim of natural catastrophes, ice ages have destroyed our means of living, bacteria and viruses have periodically exterminated large portions of the population, and lack of nourishment has threatened reproduction (Diamond, 2005).

Keywords: Historical Perspective; Road Transport; Mortality Statistic; Traditional Society; Swedish Society (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84882-641-0_3

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