Risk Science: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780367742683 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 408 str.

Terje Aven; Shital Thekdi

Opis

Risk Science: An Introduction explores the theory and practice of risk science, providing concepts and tools for understanding and acting under conditions of uncertainty.

Spis treści

1 Illustrative examples; PART I BASIC CONCEPTS 2 What is risk?; 3 Measuring and describing risk; PART II RISK ASSESSMENT 4 Basic theory of risk assessment; 5 More on risk assessment methods; PART III RISK PERCEPTION AND COMMUNICATION 6 Risk perception; 7 Risk communication; PART IV RISK MANAGEMENT 8 Basic theory of risk management; 9 Methods for balancing different concerns: Decision and cost-benefit analysis; PART V TACKLING PRACTICAL RISK PROBLEMS AND ISSUES 10 General knowledge and experience; 11 Cases: Personal, organizational and public; Appendices: A Basic terminology; B Risk science fundamentals; C Outline of solutions to problems