| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 343 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Risk: Life's Question Mark -- Measurement: The Alchemist's Base -- Statistics: Numbers Looking for an Argument -- The Value of Life and Limb, Statistically Speaking -- The Evolution of Risk -- Frequency and Severity: Weighing the Risk -- What's in a Risk? Perception Creates Risk Reality -- Risk, Regulation, and Reason -- Earth, Air, and Water: The Not-So-Bare Essentials -- Food ⁵ for Thought -- Flying: The Not-So-Wild Blue Yonder -- Risk on the Roads -- An Incomplete List of Life's Risks -- Index |
| Summary |
"There are plenty of books on specialized risk topics but few that deal with the broad diversity and daily applicability of this subject. Risk applications require a robust knowledge of many attributes of this seemingly simple subject. This book teaches the reader through examples and case studies the fundamental (and subtle) aspects of risk - regardless of the specific situation. The text allows the reader to understand the concept of risk analysis while not getting too involved in the mathematics; in this method the reader can apply these techniques across a wide range of situations. The second edition includes new examples from NASA and several other industries as well as new case studies from legal databases. The many real-life discussion topics enable the reader to form an understanding of the concepts of risk and risk management and apply them to day-to-day issues"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Risk assessment.
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Risk Assessment
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risk assessment.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
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Risk assessment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2011015220 |
| ISBN |
9781118116371 |
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1118116372 |
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9781118116340 |
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1118116348 |
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9781118116364 |
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1118116364 |
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1283294745 |
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9781283294744 |
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9781118116357 |
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1118116356 |
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