Readings in Risk
Product Description
Readings in Risk
- Used Book in Good Condition
Developed for use as a reference work in graduate and undergraduate courses as well as for researchers, policymakers, and interested laypersons, the book is a unique collection of authoritative yet accessible journal articles about risk. Drawn from a variety of disciplines including the physical and social sciences, engineering, and law, the articles deal with a wide range of public policy, regulatory, management, energy, and environmental issues. The selections are accompanied by introductory notes, questions for thought and discussion, and suggestions for further reading.
Technical Specifications
You might also like
Normal Accidents: Living with High-Risk Technologies
Micromotives and Macrobehavior
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
Uncertainty: A Guide to Dealing with Uncertainty in Quantitative Risk and Policy Analysis
Guesstimation: Solving the World's Problems on the Back of a Cocktail Napkin
Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the 21st Century
Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams (3rd Edition)
Science in Environmental Policy: The Politics of Objective Advice (Politics, Science, and the Environment)
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty