Carolyn Raffensperger
Carolyn Raffensperger | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | author, lawyer, environmentalist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Wheaton College Northwestern University |
| Spouse | Fred Kirschenmann (died 2025) |
Carolyn E. Raffensperger is an environmental lawyer and the executive director of the Science & Environmental Health Network, as well as being a leading expert on the Precautionary Principle. She has authored a number of papers and publications, as well as being featured in a number of notable magazines.[1] Raffensperger was also a state field representative for the Sierra Club.[2]
Early life
Raffensperger was raised in Chicago and is the daughter of John G. Raffensperger, a paediatric surgeon.[3] After gaining an interest in archaeology while at college, she went on to study a bachelor's degree at Wheaton College, before then completing her master's degree at Northwestern University. She then worked in Dolores, Colorado, studying artifacts from the Anasazi people.[4] She went on to work for the Sierra Club. She was married to American agriculturist Fred Kirschenmann.
Career
Raffensperger joined the Science & Environmental Health Network (SEHN) in 1994 and became its executive director.[5][6] Raffensperger has written on the Precautionary Principle.[7][8][9] She has spoken in public on the issue and has appeared on TEDx[10] and EnviroVideo with Karl Grossman.[11] In 1998, Raffensperger convened and attended the Wingspread Conference on the Precautionary Principle.[12] The first use of the phrase "ecological medicine" is attributed to Raffensperger, in an article entitled "Our Planet, Our Selves" on the UTNE website.[13] Ecological medicine refers to the way in which people and the environment interact, and how an individual's acts towards the environment can have a negative effect on health.[14]
Publications
- Raffensperger, Jackson, Tickner (1999). Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Implementing The Precautionary Principle, Island Press, 391 pages. ISBN 978-1559636889
- Raffensperger, Tickner, Myers (1999). The Precautionary Principle in Action: A Handbook.
- Raffensperger, Myers (2005). Precautionary Tools for Reshaping Environmental Policy. MIT Press, 400 pages. ISBN 978-0262633239
References
- ^ "Environmental Lawyer Carolyn Raffensperger Advocates for the Commons". University of Northern Iowa. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ "Sierra Club Questions Need For 3rd Airport". Chicago Tribune. 5 June 1991. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ John g. Raffensperger, M. D. (23 February 2012). Children's Surgery: A Worldwide History. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. ISBN 978-0786468256.
- ^ "Our Planet, Our Selves". Utne. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ "Carolyn Raffensperger and Ted Schettler" (PDF). Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ "Our Planet, Our Selves". Utne. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ Raffensperger, Carolyn; Tickner, Joel A.; Tickner, Joel (June 1999). Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Implementing The Precautionary Principle. Island Press. ISBN 9781559636889. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ^ "The Precautionary Principle in Action: A Handbook" (PDF). California Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-08. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ^ Precautionary Tools For Reshaping Environmental Policy. Urban and Industrial Environments. The MIT Press. 7 October 2005. ISBN 9780262134583. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ^ "Carolyn Raffensperger". TED. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ^ "Enviro Close-Up Video Trailers". envirovideo.com. Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ^ "Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle". The Global Development Research Center. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ "Our Planet, Our Selves". UTNE. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
- ^ "What is Ecological Medicine?". British Society for Ecological Medicine. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2012-11-24.