Accident And Design
Subtitle: Contemporary Debates On Risk Management
Contributors: Jones, D. K. C.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [elektronische middelen] :
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780203501337
Description: An examination of different theoretical, methodological and practical approaches towards the management of risk. Seven dimensions of the debate are identified, and the case for each position is put forward, the whole discussion being set in context.
Table of contents: title: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; Introduction; Anticipation in risk management: a stitch in time?; Liability and blame: pointing the finger or nobody's fault; Quantitative risk assessment and risk management: risk policy by numbers; Designing institutions: a house of cards?; Counting the cost; Participation in risk management decisions; The regulatory target: products and structures; or people and organizations?; Conclusion: learning from your desk lamp; Bibliography; Index.