Public safety and risk assessment:improving decision making
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Earthscan,
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Publisher Address: | New York, N.Y. |
Publication Dates: | 2011. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xvi, 204 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781849713801 (hardback) 1849713804 (hardback) 9781849713818 (pbk.) 1849713812 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | D756 |
CLC: | D756.133.9 |
Call Number: | D756.133.9/B187 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-196) and index. Clear and foreseeable danger -- Risk assessment-a simple tool? -- Is safety paramount? -- Risk and safety-a national philosophy -- What works in public life? -- Legal matters -- Advice-whose advice? -- A closer look at decision making -- Adventure activities-a hard case -- Risk-benefit assessment -- In search of a new agenda -- Final thoughts and resume. |