{"product_id":"9780792349556","title":"Risk, Governance and Society","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRisk, Governance and Society\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eJorissen, Richard E.; Stallen, P.J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQuantified Societal Risk and Policy Making\u003c\/em\u003e is the result  of an international workshop on societal risk organized by the Dutch  Ministry for Transport, Public Works and Water Management with  additional financial support from the Directorate for Transportation  (DG VII) of the European Union. \u003cbr\u003e  Managing risks, whether there is a strong man-made or natural  component, basically means assessing alternative options under  uncertainty. The possibility of multiple fatalities is one of the  factors that can vary between options. \u003cbr\u003e  This volume is concerned with one particular type of risk - the  risk of death of a number of people in one accident - and with  one particular tool - probabilistic risk analysis - as  they are developing in various domains of society nowadays. Generally,  this risk is labelled societal risk. This book shows how such  comparisons are shaped at present in various hazard domains, such as:  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e flood protection \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e location and physical  planning of industry \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e transportation of chemicals, and \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e  prevention of aircraft accidents. \u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  It examines how to represent aggregate risks from major hazards in  ways that can be handled by policy-makers. The purpose of the book is  to increase the awareness of societal risk, disseminate available  knowledge of existing approaches, and exchange information on  applications from various domains. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eQuantified Societal Risk and Policy Making\u003c\/em\u003e should be of interest  to all those professionally concerned with defining the optimal  separation between hazardous activities and equally desirable  developments nearby. \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1998-02-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792349556\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4757-2801-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 242\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312026407052,"sku":"9780792349556","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792349556.jpg?v=1771516088","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792349556","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}