2003, ISBN: 9781241563899

Cambridge University Press, 2003. First edition. Softcover. New. This new book views risk analysis as one important basis for informed debate, policy decisions and governance regarding … More...

Cambridge University Press, 2003. First edition. Softcover. New. This new book views risk analysis as one important basis for informed debate, policy decisions and governance regarding risk issues within societies. Its twelve chapters provide interdisciplinary insights about the fundamental issues in risk analysis for the beginning of a new century. The chapter authors are some of the leading researchers in the broad fields that provide the basis for the risk analysis, including the social, natural, medical, engineering and physical sciences. They address a wide range of issues, including: new perspectives on uncertainty and variability analysis, exposure analysis and the role of precaution, environmental risk and justice, risk valuation and citizen involvement, extreme events, the role of efficiency in risk management, and the assessment and governance of transboundary and global risks. The book will be used as a starting point for discussions at the 2003 First World Congress on Risk, to be held in Brussels. Contents 1. Introduction: Risk analysis and society: an interdisciplinary characterization of the field Timothy L. McDaniels and Mitchell J. Small Part I. Fundamental Character of Risk: 2. The conception of variability in risk analyses: developments since 1980 Dale Hattis 3. Mechanistic considerations in the harmonization of dose-response methodology: the role of redundancy at different levels of biological organization Lorenz R. Rhomberg 4. Risk of extreme and rare events: lessons from a selection of approaches Vicki M. Bier, Scott Ferson, Yacov Y. Haimes, James H. Lambert and Mitchell Small 5. Environmental risk and justice Mary R. English Part II. Methods for Risk Assessment: 6. Uncertain risk: the role and limits of quantitative assessment Alison C. Cullen and Mitchell J. Small: 7. Valuing risk management choices Robin S. Gregory 8. The role of efficiency in risk management John D. Graham, Per-Olov Johansson and Junko Nakanishi Part III. New Approaches and Needs for Risk Management: 9. The challenge of integrating participation and discourse in risk management Ortwin Renn 10. Global change and transboundary risks Joyce Tait and Ann Bruce 11. Environmental risks and developing countries: an Asian perspective Michinori Kabuto, Saburo Ikeda and Iwao Uchiyama Summary and Future Directions: 12. State of the art and new directions in risk assessment and risk management: fundamental issues of measurement and management Rae Zimmerman and Robin Cantor. Printed Pages: 477., Cambridge University Press, 2003, 6, Paperback / softback. New., 6, Five in a Row, 2001-01-01. Paperback. Good., Five in a Row, 2001-01-01, 2.5, Paperback / softback. New., 6<

ISBN: 9781241563899

Title: Travels through Lower Canada and the United States of North America in the years 1806, 1807 and 1808. To which are added, biographical notices ... of some of the leading characters… More...

Title: Travels through Lower Canada and the United States of North America in the years 1806, 1807 and 1808. To which are added, biographical notices ... of some of the leading characters in the United States, etc.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The HISTORY OF TRAVEL collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This collection contains personal narratives, travel guides and documentary accounts by Victorian travelers, male and female. Also included are pamphlets, travel guides, and personal narratives of trips to and around the Americas, the Indies, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Lambert, John; 1813. 2 vol.; 8 . 792.f.6.; 792.f.7. Books > History List_Books<

ISBN: 9781241563899

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ISBN: 9781241563899

Paperback / softback. New., 6