The illusion of risk control : what does it take to live with uncertainty? /: what does it take to live with uncertainty?. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Gilles Motet, Corinne Bieder, editors.
• Editors: Motet, G; Bieder, Corinne
• Contents: 1 Uncertainty: new perspectives, questions and proposals, by Gilles Motet -- 2 Uncertainty -- its ontological status and relation to safety, by Ove Njå, Øivind Solberg & Geir Sverre Braut -- 3 A conceptual foundation for assessing and managing risk, surprises and black swans, by Terje Aven -- 4 Recognizing complexity in risk management: the challenge of the Improbable, by Jean Pariès -- 5 Promoting safety by increasing uncertainty ? Implications for risk Management, by Gudela Grote -- 6 Practices in the danger culture of late industrial society, by Arie Rip -- 7 Judicial Review of Uncertain Risks in Scientific Research, by Eric E. Johnson -- 8 What can Japan?s early modern capital of Edo teach us about risk management?, by Jordan Sand -- 9 Conclusion, by Corinne Bieder.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer Open
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (v, 112 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.15/5; Engineering; Risk management; Uncertainty (Information theory); Risk management; Uncertainty (Information theory); Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Business & Economics -- Economics -- Theory; Business & Economics -- Strategic Planning; Science -- Environmental Science; Sociology: work & labour; Economic theory & philosophy; Organizational theory & behaviour; Sustainability; System safety; Welfare economics; Organization; Sustainable development; Technology & Engineering -- Quality Control; Reliability engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319329390; 3319329391
• Related ISBNs: 9783319329383
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 28, 2017).
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