Public safety and risk assessment : improving decision making /
Ball, D. J.(David John)
Ball-King, Laurence.
London : Earthscan,
2011.
Includes bibliographical references 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 résumé.
Public safety
Risk assessment
Decision making