Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 556 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1040 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 1, 556 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1040 g
Reihe: Contemporary Issues in Risk Analysis
ISBN: 978-1-4612-9245-6
Verlag: Springer US
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Research
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Weitere Infos & Material
I. Public Perceptions of Risk.- 1. The Psychometric Study of Risk Perception.- 2. Public Perceptions of Technological Risks: A Methodological Study.- 3. Public Disputes about Risky Technologies: Stakeholders and Arenas.- 4. Contemporary Worldviews and Perception of the Technological System.- 5. Risk, Relativism, and Rationality.- II. Risk Evaluation Methods.- 6. Methods for Comparing the Risks of Technologies.- 7. Comparative Analysis of Formal Decision-Making Approaches.- 8. Measuring Risk Attitudes in Risk Analysis.- 9. The Analysis of Risks of Fatalities.- 10. Methods for Analyzing and Comparing Technological Hazards.- 11. Risk-Cost-Benefit Methodology and Equal Protection.- 12. Improving Risk Analysis.- 13. Risk Evaluation: A Review of the Literature.- III. Risk Management.- 14. Alternatives to Government Regulation for the Management of Technological Risks.- 15. Alternative Risk Management Policies for State and Local Governments.- 16. Institutional Mechanisms for Converting Sporadic Agency Decisions into Systematic Risk Management Strategies: OSHA, the Supreme Court, and the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.- 17. The Political and Institutional Setting for Risk Analysis.- 18. The Management of Risk.- 19. Approaches to Risk Management: A Critique.- 20. Consent and the Justification of Risk Analysis.- IV. Overview of Risk Evaluation Management.- 21. Science and Analysis: Roles in Risk and Decision Making.- 22. Risk Analysis and Risk Management: A Historical Perspective.