Risk Assessment: The Human Dimension begins by looking at quantified risk assessment and considers, by using case … failures of systems and cultures. The book then goes on to place risk assessment firmly within the broader context of the … current, controversial debate concerning risk issues and the nature of risk. It addresses these issues mainly from the …

economics, risk and ethics of time compression -- Islands as refuges for surviving global catastrophes -- Food without sun …

This volume examines diverse meanings and practices of risk management ranging from austerity to climate change to … neoliberal forms of risk management have emerged, been reproduced and normalized, and, transformed historically. … -- Introduction - Risk Management in Global Capitalism -- Introduction -- Constructions of Global Risks and Their Management -- The …

performance by risk management -- The incidence of incentives for t-commerce acceptance: improving television as a distribution …

Accident investigation and risk assessment have for decades focused on the human factor, most notably in the form of …-Off in Practice -- The Choice of Efficiency -- Ice Problems at Gardemoen -- The Leaking Barrel -- London Bombings -- Full …

Thisbook explains how to develop more effective risk communications using the Carnegie Mellon mental-model approach. …Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 The Context of Risk … Communication -- 1.2 The Goals of Risk Communication -- 1.3 The Goals of Communication Recipients -- 1.4 Criticisms of Risk …

We investigate financial experts' beliefs about climate risk pricing and analyze how those beliefs influence stock …