Catalogue of Risks Natural, Technical, Social and Health Risks /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Proske, Dirk (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; Energy.; Management.; Industrial management.; Philosophy.; Geotechnical engineering.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Civil engineering.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Innovation/Technology Management.; Civil Engineering.; Philosophy of Technology.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Energy, general.

The term risk has experienced a dramatic growth in usage over the last few years. This is mainly due to the growing concern about the future of mankind, but also to a greater awareness of the limited nature of our resources. People want to know what can go wrong. In the beginning terms such as risk,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Indetermination and Risk
• Risks and Disasters
• Objective Risk Measures
• Subjective Risk Judgement
• Quality of Life – the Ultimate Risk Measure
• Law and Risk
• Example – Ship Impacts Against Bridges.