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Decision theory: general
Hardback. This text examines both the normative and the descriptive approaches to decision theory. Special emphasis is laid on "offshoots" of both theories to cognitive psychology, theoretical biology, and philosophy. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMAL; JMR; PBB; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 39. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333681473
- ISBN
- 9780333681473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.12
€ 196.12
Hardback. Initiated by the Society of Risk Analysis, this book provides information about predictive methods and tools, monitoring methods, data sources, and key variables that characterize exposure in and around various types of residences (apartments, single-family homes, condos, farmhouses, mobile homes, row houses, retirement homes, and school dorms). Editor(s): Driver, Jeffrey; Baker, Scott R.; McCallum, David. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465178
- ISBN
- 9780306465178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.53
€ 145.53
Hardcover. The risk process commonly used in the corporate world to deal with risks may be suitable for non-catastrophic events, but not for extreme events. By analyzing a series of past disasters and the relevant 'lessons learned', this books proposes a series of prescriptive measures to cope with future disasters. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFF; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. 224 pages, 53 figures. The risk process commonly used in the corporate world to deal with risks may be suitable for non-catastrophic events, but not for extreme events. By analyzing a series of past disasters and the relevant 'lessons learned', this books proposes a series of prescriptive measures to cope with future disasters. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFF; KJMV1. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577312
- ISBN
- 9780230577312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.17
€ 194.17
Hardcover. This book identifies the pitfalls of applying precautionary strategies to high-stakes risks that have already become entrenched. Precaution must be applied on a precautionary basis, considering alternative paths to progress that maintain natural risk levels. This requires a radical rethinking of the way we define and achieve progress. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230538719
- ISBN
- 9780230538719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.06
€ 66.06
hardcover. This book provides the first systematic comparative cross-national study of school disciplinary climates. Editor(s): Arum, Richard; Velez, Melissa. Series: Studies in Social Inequality. Num Pages: 360 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 661. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804778039
- ISBN
- 9780804778039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.06
€ 77.06
paperback. This book traces the intertwined histories of disaster experts-specialists in predicting the unpredictable and managing the unmanageable-revealing how their interdisciplinary research and practices over the past century have shaped modern America. Series: The City in the Twenty-First Century. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JM; GPQD; JFFC; RNR. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 567.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812222463
- ISBN
- 9780812222463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 34.36
€ 37.99
€ 34.36
Paperback. Can quite different values be rationally weighed against one another? If not, then what are the implications for moral and legal decision-making? This book explores the philosophical struggle behind these questions. Editor(s): Chang, Ruth. Num Pages: 384 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; HPCF; HPL; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 367.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674447561
- ISBN
- 9780674447561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 52.22€ 48.67
€ 52.22
€ 48.67
Hardcover. Series: IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series. Num Pages: 326 pages. BIC Classification: GPQD; TBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2022
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 326
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781119027430
- ISBN
- 9781119027430
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.60
€ 56.60
Paperback. Shows how a single model can explain how people make decisions across social/economic realms. The text argues that preferences result from a combination of psychological dispositions, shaped by social influences, as well as costs and benefits calculated according to our desire for material gain. Num Pages: 248 pages, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: GPQ; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226104393
- ISBN
- 9780226104393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.91
€ 37.99
€ 29.91
Hardback. Editor(s): Millot, Patrick; Boy, Guy Andre. Num Pages: 420 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 169 x 27. Weight in Grams: 756.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848214804
- ISBN
- 9781848214804
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.48
€ 181.48
Hardback.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780528328
- ISBN
- 9781780528328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.04
€ 129.04
Hardback. Written by leading experts in the field, Social Theories of Risk and Uncertainty is an introduction to mainstream theorizing on risk and uncertainty in sociology. Editor(s): Zinn, Jens O. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables. BIC Classification: GPQD; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 27. Weight in Grams: 546.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405153355
- ISBN
- 9781405153355
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 125.42
€ 125.42
Hardback. * A timely analysis of the Columbia disaster and the organizational lessons that can be learned from it. * Includes contributions from those involved in the Investigation Board report into the incident. Editor(s): Starbuck, William; Farjoun, Moshe. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GPQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 183 x 24. Weight in Grams: 770.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405131087
- ISBN
- 9781405131087
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 44.99€ 34.68
€ 44.99
€ 34.68
Hardback. This book presents the issues core to risk analysis: understanding what risk means, expressing risk, building risk models, addressing uncertainty, and applying probability models to real problems. The author provides readers with the knowledge and basic thinking they require to successfully manage risk and uncertainty to support decision making. Num Pages: 228 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 420.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 228
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781119966975
- ISBN
- 9781119966975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.54
€ 79.54
Hardcover. Explores methods for the representation and treatment of uncertainty in risk assessment In providing guidance for practical decision-making situations concerning high-consequence technologies (e.g. , nuclear, oil and gas, transport, etc. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 158 x 15. Weight in Grams: 404.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118489581
- ISBN
- 9781118489581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.56
€ 93.56
Hardcover. With a simple and clear exposition, Breakthroughs in Decision Science and Risk Analysis details recent advances in the theory, methods, and applications of decision and risk analysis that can significantly change and improve how we learn from important practical decisions. Editor(s): Cox, Louis Anthony, Jr. Series: Wiley Essentials in Operations Research and Management Science. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: GPQ; KJMD; KJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118217160
- ISBN
- 9781118217160
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 143.26
€ 143.26
Hardcover. State of the art risk management techniques and practices supplemented with interactive analytics
All too often risk management books focus on risk measurement details without taking a broader view. Series: Wiley Finance Series. Num Pages: 558 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFFH; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 159 x 235 x 44. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 558
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118026588
- ISBN
- 9781118026588
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 93.87€ 78.65
€ 93.87
€ 78.65
Paperback. Cultural studies exploration of the implications of the circulation of increasingly abstract forms of capital in the contemporary global economy. Series: Public Planet Books. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 204 x 133 x 14. Weight in Grams: 250.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Duke University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780822334187
- ISBN
- 9780822334187
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 26.56
€ 27.99
€ 26.56
Hardcover. Editor(s): Arendt, J S; Lorenzo, D K (EQE International, Inc.). Num Pages: 104 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; TDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 314.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 104
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816907465
- ISBN
- 9780816907465
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 117.76
€ 117.76
Guidelines for Chemical Process Quantitative Risk Analysis
Ccps (Center For Chemical Process Safety)
Hardcover. Num Pages: 748 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; TDC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 185 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1445.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 748
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816907205
- ISBN
- 9780816907205
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 311.44
€ 311.44