Risks in Technological Systems

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Grimvall, Göran (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Holmgren, Åke J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Jacobsson, Per (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Thedéen, Torbjörn (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2010.
• Σειρά: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering,
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Management.; Industrial management.; Philosophy.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Civil engineering.; Power electronics.; Biomedical engineering.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Philosophy of Technology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks.; Civil Engineering.; Innovation/Technology Management.

Risks in Technological Systems is an interdisciplinary university textbook and a book for the educated reader on the risks of today’s society. In order to understand and analyse risks associated with the engineering systems on which modern society relies, other concerns have to be addressed, besides...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction: the Global Risk Arena, Technological Systems and This Book
• Reflections on Risks and Technology
• Risks in the Past and Present
• The Dangerous Steam Engine
• Risks and Safety in Building Structures
• Risks in the Conversion of Energy
• Chemical and Physical Health Risks – Chemicals, Radiation, and Noise
• Safety Factors and Exposure Limits
• How Dangerous Is It to Travel?
• IT – Risks and Security
• Vulnerability of Infrastructures
• Risk Management
• Risk Analysis
• Fire and Explosion
• The Human Factor?
• The Perception of Risks of Technology
• The Value of a Life
• Tacit Knowledge and Risks
• How to Worry in Moderation.