Screen LibraryPrecautionary risk management Dealing with catastrophic loss potentials in business, the community and society /
Dealing with high-stakes risk potentials is dependent on getting to grips with easy to understand, yet difficult to apply, criteria for decision. With a fresh, honest approach, this book shows why scientific assessments of catastrophic risk based on averages don't work, and sets the stage for m...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230627659 |
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Dealing with high-stakes risk potentials is dependent on getting to grips with easy to understand, yet difficult to apply, criteria for decision. With a fresh, honest approach, this book shows why scientific assessments of catastrophic risk based on averages don't work, and sets the stage for making the tough choice between precaution and fatalism. |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2006. |
| Carrier Form: | 184 p. |
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9780230013520 9780230627659 : 023062765X : |
| CLC: | F0 |
| Contents: | Preface Statistical Risk and Its Treatment The ABC of High-Stakes Decisions Practical Precaution Precaution and Progress: Identifying Alternatives Public Policy and the Rise of Precautionary Regulation Science and Precaution The Future of Risk Appendices. |