Risk and Decisions
Published on 27. October 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-471-95224-4 (ISBN)
Description
This monograph clarifies the concept of risk and aims to standardize methods for decision-making in risk technology and safety management. The contributors review behavioural and systems aspects of risk and safety procedures and decisions. The emphasis throughout the book is on risks in connection with work and danger, rather than commerce or gambling.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-95224-4 (9780471952244)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
SECTION A: Concepts and Measures; Probability; Interpretations and Estimation; The Psychology of Risk; Risk from a Safety Executive Viewpoint; Risk; Culture and Concepts; Concepts and Measures. SECTION B: Risk and Behaviour; Subjective Risk; Risk Cognition; Risk and Information Processing; Risk, Organization and Safety on an Oil Platform; Major Hazards and Behaviour. SECTION C: Risk and Public Policy; National Policy-Making; Risk-Handling by Institutions; Risk in Industry: Risk in Defence; Cancer Risks from Food and Drugs.