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    1ON TH l.OlG1C OFW'EAtTIH,D IS TR JB IU T'IO 'N A ND R IS K

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    !LIVING ON TH E V01(J\NO OF CIVIUZAnON'p.o crty ris.k ' - ! ,., ept I~e: l l ine! .enl1i l CC'!1 l i lW) hold ing , j,[8 tv.re-a~h. 'Th:reatst ~O' , sI d 11 11 a nd ' he al tl h! rub" have long been il dl~Dl~'0:[ , a u U l , ~ u U : i Q ' 1 I It PfOCC.SS.es alld 'lh!l!~rl!!~ab!d'SJOCi.aI CC l l l r u~ t ~ i : iPffl.I!CliO'li l_!i (and ~aK .. ott) . ]1, I l i I " I i I~ ta :!o :~ sO im~ ~ ' i. l' I II ,eElnd s t ru~.e : te ~ !ta'b[ js b ,$ iOC 'l !a 1 .W,elIfar,iS : i i i I < l 1 t ( : ' norms ;}I'!dmifiim.be 0 , ( , t imi t t ~ e 5 e t i n G t s of risk poUli.cally. NiW e r t h: ~ I !S . tll~e o o f ( l ' caj, .rd'-,' ~ e c h . r isks dU~( & . a V Il :' l W l J !I se t 1 I I: I. e publ ic e i : r r ~(l,me: Y C ~ GRI i )W , wl!1iclli "'Iill b.~ ! . h e focus of WJ : I 3~ . i lcdlows" have a n e . w i 1 J . 1 ! J a B i i t Y [1 I t h eaff l ie l io:ns fhro~uc~ ' Ih _ e t ie no . [0. e' f t i ,ed to Ihe i r o, l :8a:oE Q~i (thl!!lrlls~~SFlUU, BJ' tltlei:r rHI1!l.'I 'l!tie, e n , d ) a 1 l ! i S r Q ' l f ~Qr:rn!Ulf~i~QD[~ ' i l .,!!!.1mel. The nonnat ive ba5~ df [bwr ealcl!!luiOn - the ceneepi of 3Gcid:Cf l l t{lf1!d msJVaB~~ " Pl~dieaL p:reCiiliIllUOD:lS, and ~:O on - do n,oL lit th e bMic( l imens j,J)m of lhes~ mbd ! el ' 'I 1 ~h r- e aL ". A~omk p l r u U . l i . t":or t l ! :J : < l J m p ~ t : \ 3 , b ' 1 l l Dfo r p r i i ' o a . I ; e ~ : : rl l l s u r e d e r i ns ur ab le . A t il m il ie I D :l c id e i dU a rc acddenls n O I n O I l" C l (i ntb ~ n n l i . t e d : s ; e i 1 l ~ eo f ~ : h I , t l ! o \ r o r i i 1 'a .c dd e n t ' ) . . TI .e~y JO l l d l ! JS l ~ rue i l '~U ] ( J J ' ls ; . Th e !f f~t .ea EYli:lII include ' tho ..~ noi ' y e t a!iv.e !It t he l im . ., Olin th e J l ace whe'l\e- : [ !c: -cld l iml !J~l!ff'i 'ed ' In bo rn !fear! ~ale] ' m 'ld W oo s d ' i ! l lanres away .Th~s , ! 'fII,eam; l i Ia ( ~he. ~ ~ u l l a t i D n D r ( ' risk ~ it. ha s boon ~8bl j lShed 1 9 1 0 , fu

    ~ s(:]~PC (i an d ~egal inst i 'lUtions,(NJllaps:es.Dcati:ng y ,' ~t b t bl ". S C 'OOI lS 'e '"(l1'~eM!';~ ' ! ; I f m'l:Hlem: , .rOthll~tlW IU],d dest t ' l lcrivJ(l , f!.ll'OeS i l l i l l rlii.'i!:nOmla l t e : 1 ' I ' BSi l I r risk ' is 8 false bu t neV. r th e le s s v e ry le f fecdy t '!~ .~ o f legiirimh!. 'imtgtnem.Risk C~e!!liti1.s normWJi , . . . -do 50 3; i Ihere:is m ' a .o l the gap o .f a cfmtur~'~~:l~J[ the 1.oc:a'1l ! I t t :ide~ ' t s o f the mml'i:t~tmh ~~l1Itllll'9.n d [ 1l ~ o fl e~ c r- ,e ie ~~ng. ,clwtmplne pOoor ih Is at me ' end of tlll.~ Iwenl re l : i1 :foo:nn1'. I nd e e d .~f -yO'~ , d ; ~ ~ i s h b e tw e en c a J. cu l .! lh le a ! ' l , d nC .RKt 9 lI c tl .1 a b h ; : . ' I. h f' O O I S . l II !. d @ r th es~rfa;C4 of risk ca lC \! la :tlo _ n ~w k in ds o f im : ilJ91. l 'i o l 'h f !d . , t i iJ ( js i'Ot l !- f )FOdut f !dIf l ta{r~lkibNiJr~r1s.0,1(1 ait6Ql$ a'il,t!: s j lT1!Eld ' i~g ,wi l~ in the: g 1 o ba ' !: in l io T l o f ' h i W a zrisk mi~J.rles. wileche;r f e n ' \iHlrr~reor we1fare pU l! 'D O 'S e cS .M~ We ' bI !r '~IiIl.Q Cpl_@ r ~'oiiaJi~ion .1110 lo ng er ,g rasps this IruI1l ' I l i' I i !l l i em rea l iTY ,p to d uQe l :l b il f ~ u ~ ~e $ $' fi jl mlki iDa ' l~aH.o i l l . ~/onj' 'Il 'ir/r lhe Mtnlli~,!gmeadzyo f r e d 'm i 'C . tH ,(J{J'.fimlJ; tZ.~kmrilman.t(J(j groh ,&, : t h C 2 i .ru:: :aI~ultl 'blJ.wud #Itir

    1 'f;on~9)~wices.CDm~ EQ these global c . o n s ~ q u e m : e s , d'ii! ,IIMal'ds of" "mary i nG II I. J !l 'I :r i :ab i zru :i o findeed .b elo ng ed u " ~ d l~ ffir re lU ,~ (!. T he d a~ rsof l iI ' igh ly dc\, 'eIQped . D l ll de a.r B U rl C ' l lem l ca l p r o du C ' t h' c fOf\ooS a .hol ii sl l e li ter~ftlnilfati;Ofijj,nd ~wso:ri!!s all-cording to wmch w' hll\lQ ILhoqh[ l.'!!fcldact'e9~o ~O!mp'oirDJ." s:ucb as ~.plJl;ol!J3irldliJ~t w ark m d le'iS l/!i\e ' Iim.e, f ae 'mryand.nation stale, lM.", i i even he bor li li e rs b( f{ y ,, 'ceo corl l i 'n.imUi. To pm ir eIdi:rrer~rl l : .ly , in tbe : r is k . s oe i, l! {y t he YllI.tt'lO'WILlld urfiinnIJ.md~d C~lefBi!>icornel!) bi! < I i . diimill l .allt ~11i il'iuotjl and soeiet~.lT be s o . ; ; i a l .u -b i~ ,~ iu re a ll d poL i t iO ' li I ' y . umti c s 1 ) s u c n pOl-ei l rials fo r

    5 t :t f eM l l. D ,I 'e r :m .e n t i n cWil~:nuO'DI \ l r i 1 ' 1 OI2IJ1,Y L h e ~nl er I j J I f ~~m:: d[sCIl 5 -:s;i(J'~. The argumenl aQ he seL (IUU "in fiv.!! l : l! leses:(l) ;R. iskll s uc h a s rh oS ?i! pr(jdli~d ~!lU l e ] a~ ;e :Plll'ldeml(Y d~nl[rreS:i'tlfltiallilyfrom wtahn, B, risks I Qll!lm ablll...e al~rcad'oac:rivl i t3l ' . w l r i i ~ 1 r J . ~omp~:G't~

    I~ades human ~roept~ve abil i t ies, bu t aim t ox bl $ , an d p oH :u 1 al 1! ts in d l < i:r u r . Im e wai e: ri ii 'd f o od s lU l '" iS . E.Ol!lei1lii! '[ wi lh e l i l. ea~~J I' j ,p8 51 : 1 01 ' 1 , a n . dlonl~'mn cffett'l O J ] p l3 !1 U c. animals and p!oph:,. They induce: ! 5 Y S l . e m l l . l 1 1 ::

    lDG~C Of WEALTH ~ND RISKDISTRI.BUfION , 1 3 ,.oi td " f t f~ j!!e.rH!~s,~bJ!.}i.iUl~' g~n.~~iI!~YriC'~ailn.~Il lsttJIB. a [ , e b as ed . onu w I trlfe; lWumms"an d lhl ! l : s IlIDInaJ]y on1 l} ' e x J_-S1~ te rm s of the ~.S i~eJl~~il o r a n I j ~ s( ;i e m i~ ~ ) Imo~etf'~ IiIbou~~~~'" Th_~):HIl_ thin be changed,- rli fi ed . d rim J. au ze 4 o r JDlfllliflmd_ wlLliiIrn ~J l ,owle~j 3Si 1111hW ' .S~ 0'1' de f inmA~k5i lilec:ORl'I:' )my sodal i anDlpolit ic

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    2' 4 LOGIC OF Wf,.H liND RISK OIST~IBblTIO"l iV ING 'O N THE VOlCANO O f OVILIZATIONmnst ~ , td ai bo r' il rt ie d

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    UVING C11... ll if VOLCANO OFOVIIILIZ:AJ~ONf1re~n.~c-d [I) an 3 i1 .! li nnlo!d , p l l i b l l ! C Q!t!)m L1lti~LiO~a1:c:d ~lllifif1li)a: llni1I.l ' l l Wmllill~'.,dirr.;;r~1iIlIDat~d al.oIllS. re g ioua l Igl!l::~ ' . Th t he e :n ,a l' lt r c: ha rl tbe: SLaU!' ~,IF It l~en",iroJ !m ml ~ 0 0 be .D l1~ I~d in U'liswuli ' , . U l i i : s IT IQde o lt ;P~S~Il~ation . a n d !~olf!.!!

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    28 U V"liN G O N T H E VQU:AINO O f ClVI,LlZATliGN,fh.m d L ! l e t e o ! i i o u . s - e f fe c t j Cillll! b e , I n mod~tIJI,izaJki:n r : i s ; k s t then, ~:nililgs, w1dcha r e S ; u b sl o o t iv e l )' - ob j ,ew \ le l ,y . . s'-pa'liaUy ~f id I[CIifi~a!I~lI' dl kpata t l{ :8 . re ' d t :i 1 I'W l iIr ;o g c ti e r c au s a: ny alid ~hu r s : bm, , * l! i t i l R l t o , ii, !s(!ciat and I gal co.ntext o f:~pOJ1lsi tJUilY. A li 'w e b a ' v e : k no wn a~ le ail s ;m c~ , H l l I m l i l . , howeYef. l l i [~l IJJmp-~ t on s o f c au 5 :9 li ly e so c ap e {lrUf p~:pliorri., They m ll st al w, ;\ IY $ b e im3 igW~d . ,i r n p U o o ~:o b e : Lm~" b e . W i e > y . e d . ,l D this SCI: ' IS~'( '00. ,riSks ,aflie , i n v [ s , i ' b t c : . n"c;bn,pliGd c 3 .U s a J j~ 1 B l il 'i "' l )' S f i l lf l ' il:allf ls mere o r less u n c e r r l i f i : n . alDd 1 ~ e : I JU i l ' ( j , \ l l c .Thu.s w e are d~s Viith a t l i ,e.oft:l :iml . a n a I i le-I l.cca scif ' l l ,r(wi/coru;~usnes$,c~n li n ilia 'jVmday CotlSCjDU!5it~1l ,af r~si:s.lrt'rAl.dr BthiuE V en i Ul li isc a: l! Js :a 1i nk in g o J t he : imdtut ionalJl ,y separar(ed doos ne t $,ufitO:.lU~b '~lpC( ! i a Ji zJ i :l t c ll :1 ; aDd : d-vcID~ an d SI ~ d Ow n accordim'l , l to thdr OW I I l

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    30 t . IV&~Ci (IN THE VOLCANO Of CIVILlZAlnO IB lXh :: lm t me an s , 2 i li ln ib .i l! \\ lUoo, Bu t rhe ,qufJl!i!'illiab&e CO~pLS (I,f rbk Qoncw-t.ratq;' O'!il t ' l iJ~ pr obab l e 'OlOcuf1relil,~gf an i~dide'l1:1 a .! 1 d d l ! n y l: hc : d j f fe r o n ~j~e l W S'N:Ji be tween iii l imnited a :i rc fl li tr G r :a sh 8 rn d dre e :x ;dos ioJ ] oJ , 0 0 0 0 I l t , o o o c] : I i l a n t - " im l ' t l uobabteas it migh t b e " ~hicb wffe!l :S nadol l l s and~e ' fMJioms[Jj(i } l - c t ' bo :r ll l. F u rL h. en n .o :r e" i n !! Ie p 'U Ib l1 .i; clise,ussiolts, ba,i:ardolli 'i:!IlIaJ1,iest ia v .c r "9 1 :C ; .5 ;W ~ i ! ;: h a: ~ 11 iO [ di:i'll\t w~'Ih ,S'l aU i n m e ' [ r i s k s tu d i e s, s ud l , 3$ , th ep,ro'l i f 'ert t l iol ' i af naelear YI 'QapORSi t1:le tchoalitSe2billity o r ,chemiw end,a'to:rmc ~ t ! l hno i o g i e s r~O!l] c i : i I 'U to n l I i t l i l< l ! fY :U s eS aM, p urp os es ; ti le gr,OII) ':ro:ne ' b@ t ~ n om t3 1 a nd W i ll f! pf (l du di ,o n- whl:~b c.);pMds.- Y ; ' i ~ ' b ~ ' x p 8 r l u U n : 1 ! ;risk i n d i n s t d e s 2 :od matk,ns ~G O'l'~r tb ~ w{ldC'l: the ~omlNildi~~olil.bet\lree 'fi1, bu m a n ,i _l ) ( m i i ti i! t~

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    32~ritiwm. For ewry sodal1' leG(ipi:ied "caU:5!!:" to'IIi1B under ~iLv~Pf~Si1 l~ fOr e:bamge. andwilh iil,~ tn; S) ' :s1 ,em ,oi f 8 ! Q t i o n in v.'h ich il lo r il iDW : ~. e v e Ji l!if thiis pub l ic P r l ~ 5 1 1 1 : . ! . ! : ~ S I f en d e d! o f r. ~ :des df(lP. markct ,oo1I~eiUil;d the "lmlS' t ; oi[ , ou s tO t n eT1S ~8 JS U ) I tiroW(I']l back ,ami stl'~lilSibl~' b , IM ' I , ~ , ~wl!ViI!: ad"4nii~i, l l ig c a:m , pa :i :S : I G ~ . ~ l '" a u;t om ?b ~ _ 't be 'du~fpt ilh.l il :er ,of: the I li lS t lc [ !IJ~0 0 0 i l l d i tlllro~ ~ l : ' e a N ' ' If:Dl1ecst ! - d l l , e rl '? Or i i $ 1 , ' ; rhmilili~ti~eto i n , U I I l l MElb:.q' llaiil ly" &laooof J~bi ! "~Ht ~ i I : ' l ! i J b b t n g , 1,'f13ilil' l U S I'n ~~aDi-nifMpQ'W,CiI' pllmcs.? O r WG1 ! l l d lhat ' l ~D~aps . :pr( f~ u5e less . ~ i T I ; ~ l i IeponUian t~ wlticb call!;iI! d i e : rorest ttl ,!'ie ,Ilr'~ d 'e l lvcrm "~'Me ~;o'1lItrdO( l rSfcp. (or "' fRe ~o ou r forcs:[ ') from t h~ t >mo , ke s tl o b S i n d I i . ' ! .XDU5i1 ~ilpe.sQ ,f ! 1~ ighOOr in g ~DlIllt r ies?E 'I'~h~ tl(l: s~ () iU ii sh t $ n s i :< l l [" ( :h ,o f a 'CIl1Ur8e : l' ia l l)s" f i re bt -e! ! iks , O U L ' , : ! ! Otil) ~li!ii!an,DI tli'le;lltasti.ly assembled MI.d ,ood" GqLli,ppeci~at~lniUIiUOI!rlRi (;QIIlI,PMY' must l ! I f Y tel put il!o'ut witlll alPG\V~~rul ~U,~, o~rOQili,f!"f-iaq,l.IiIi1.~ts" rutd ~a\l~ '~I l l.aU!!\I Iercan ~J l be sa. 'I f\ d .Th~' e: w l ro 'rm a t nigm -' 5 . f . l m Y ~ S 'i,~,he pi ll !lU ii : :pUlery W l r isk pf ii l: i! li 1J~efS'r,efut )! Ih ~ ~ 1 1 l ~ r g e s,as w < ~ 1 ] l ast r n , e ~ y 'i;ilill; with ,the ~i d o f illl j O O l l n l , = : r : . ., s c : i e ' l ' I, c ; i :sta.xliual~y ~~Qfl'i~~ imtitH-t : i o!Ra~i i

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    lIVllNG ON THE VOllCANO OF C'IVILIZATIIONO n tll le : ni le hand . maDlY b;u af~ 8 If I .d Idamages, 0 ' 1 1 ' a! l i ready real lPaay:i P D n l l t ~ d and d ym g b otii! es O J r w; u ~u ; ! t he d@SII: ' l ! lo l tD[I o f I [ h e : fio~~t. ue .w1[) lJI '~ of ~'la!ll!d so OD . ~B the c:!:hef ~na~c! I , .me lJ.(il~.a1, soef :a!l imJ lus( If , f~k!l l ie s i n th e P-Iojw:retJ ,dtm,fle~rJf thf!ulwe., In chis :Sl :n~g tb~re areh~ wmelil,t if lhe)' occur . w(lIlddl ITUiM de5,CIiJlilc.ti.olilon UIi:'b a ~e .thaL,;wtW:l!ll ~ r l e : E ' W ' < l i l i ' d s , ' \ ll ' o ll t ld i be p J ! " , a . c I . l ~ b ' !Jnpoll:S:iiJ:I,IC'.T he re fo re , e 'V !!! !l ilS,l i o ~ j~ I H 'e s . a s tMea:t :si to tbra. f u r l Il l l T e " as J ) I iOa I ' IOS~. , d U l ! JI t : !O i IY Cand dg~lgpI!I 11'l1j'~~iw rel fi y ,anCe ~opmv,r:m~m'l 'l ! 3 ! t? thJD lIs. " (" ;i1 leo o n t G "1 ' o r 'riSk e . o r l i ! i . c i o m > -n ess ~ r m ;no t il l th e PJe-S'ell t , bu t in' t:lwJ~Jllm!., In t h e r . 1 s : k ; soc . i i l ly . , the p~

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    lIVllNG (J -r THlEVOLCANO Of CIVllUZAJlON~m l :r g ~ . iu liea~l~On 11,0,ew.s aboue p olh n'io n in ! th e lUGS .and l~b:v[l!ioll. Ini l l .u td l ia~ ; 1 IWUle w e J i l h ee lC !d l! j~ en ttii o f th .~ poptJ!laliofli. t IUs ev : e ry I E l J a y ' a n t J i ,- ( , B E l m i : 5 ( r y ' ~o:rlileDl b f O d g h t Mtt t t iy p a , e ! k a S J I i '~(I' C!)rulUmcli!i: as ~,off:d'io;{H i ( ) f t~ t1hemicai iru:l~SUi.y)1 will tu rn e'!'e ry area o,r slIIataJ..c(~mi:t We ou t - f t? ' Q : m . ~ood ~O'h(irJas~g~ f r o m i i llnes:s. ~o I d s ~ h il !ha l1 r ip r ( andi~ 1 I 1 J M . a]m.a>d~ dof!~ t hQ ; ). F! Ium t ll Ds !, o~ ! ~ .0 !. )h 'l ll .d. t ' :ri:v,e~l1e 8~~ii 'al ~~8-D i ' l, Q n ~ 1 E ~ t l i [ ' t rn-o\lgh fh~:se r e l1 ec rl v c a nd ' '!i\Idl f i ' I l I R n 'C l e d i d e a U l l 1 J I i ' w ~t h r is k s[ hi t: o ~ d s ,o . e. ia 1meqli!!aliil!i~ SIR ; 5 .t r. emg th~n.Ed on It Rew le v ,e t B ut 'that d '{I~s,,01 ,triire at : 'the ft.em ot ' Ilh~, d li s tr ib lU iQru I ,l ~ ogh :: o f r i 5 ' 1 1 : ~ _

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