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The Illusion of Risk Control: What Does it Take to Live With Uncertainty?
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Paperback. Editor(s): Motet, Gilles; Bieder, Corinne. Series: SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology. Num Pages: 132 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHBL; KCA; KJU; RNU. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book explores the implications of acknowledging uncertainty and black swans for regulation of high-hazard technologies, for stakeholder acceptability of potentially hazardous activities and for risk governance. The conventional approach to risk assessment, which combines the likelihood of an event and the severity of its consequences, is poorly suited to situations where uncertainty and ambiguity are prominent features of the risk landscape. The new definition of risk used by ISO, the effect of uncertainty on [achievement of] one's objectives , recognizes this paradigm ... Read more
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book explores the implications of acknowledging uncertainty and black swans for regulation of high-hazard technologies, for stakeholder acceptability of potentially hazardous activities and for risk governance. The conventional approach to risk assessment, which combines the likelihood of an event and the severity of its consequences, is poorly suited to situations where uncertainty and ambiguity are prominent features of the risk landscape. The new definition of risk used by ISO, the effect of uncertainty on [achievement of] one's objectives , recognizes this paradigm ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319329383
SKU
V9783319329383
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