This is the first book combining research on the Global Environment, Catastrophic Risks and Economic Theory and Policy. Modern economic theory originated in the middle of the twentieth century when industrial expansion coupled with population growth led to a voracious use of natural resources...

Causal analytics methods can revolutionize the use of data to make effective decisions by revealing how different choices affect probabilities of various outcomes. This book presents and illustrates models, algorithms, principles, and software for deriving causal models from data and for using...

Klimawandel als Herausforderung an die Unternehmensführung -- Ursachen und Auswirkungen des Klimawandels unter systemtheoretisch strukturierter Betrachtung -- Theoretische Grundlagen zu den kontextrelevanten Konzepten der Resilience-, Klimawandeladaptions- und betriebswirtschaftlichen Forschung...

'Tony Cox is among the most active and creative architects and users of quantitative risk analysis. This book is full of interesting equations, conceptual designs and conundrums that characterize QRA and its applications to risk management. Informed by trenchant thinking and perceptive writing,...

Introduction: Concept of Risk -- Characteristics of Risks in the Modern World -- Risk Perspectives -- Risk Governance: An Overview -- Pre-assessment and Framing of Risk -- Risk Appraisal -- Risk Characterization and Evaluation -- Risk Management -- Risk Communication -- Stakeholder and Public...

Management and Risk -- The Human Being And Risks -- Principles of Risk Management in Design -- Risk Management at Debugging Tests -- Risk Management In Operation On Basis Of Monitoring -- Risk Management on Dangerous Plant -- Transparency of Methods for Estimation -- Bases of Logic and...