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Risk in Extreme Environments presents a wide-ranging discussion of approaches for assessing and managing extreme risks. The book includes case studies on nuclear power, infectious diseases, and global catastrophic risks, in addition to sections on risk assessment, risk management, and risk perceptions, and brings together interdisciplin
List of contents
Introduction to Extreme Events (Vicki Bier), Part 1 ASSESSING THE RISKS OF EXTREME EVENTS, Chapter 1: Probabilistic Risk Analysis (Louis Anthony Cox Jr. and Vicki Bier), Chapter 2: The Meaning of Black Swans (Terje Aven), Part 2 MANAGING THE RISKS OF EXTREME EVENTS, Chapter 3: High Performance in Extreme Environments (Ron Westrum), Chapter 4: Decision Making on Trial: The Extreme Situation at Fukushima Dai Ichi (Sébastien Travadel, Christophe Martin, Franck Guarnieri), Chapter 5: Prevention versus Response: Applications in the Management of Disease (Amy Hagerman, Bruce McCarl, Aklesso Egbendewe-Mondzozo and Levan Elbakidze), Chapter 6: The Feasibility and Value of Adaptive Strategies for Extreme Risks (Robert Goble), Part 3 PERCEPTIONS OF EXTREME RISKS, Chapter 7: It Won�€�t Happen to Me: the Behavioral Impact of Extreme Risks (Eyal Ert and Ido Erev), Chapter 8: Social Amplification of Risk and Extreme Events (Roger E. Kasperson), Part 4 CASE STUDIES OF EXTREME RISKS, Chapter 9: Safety and Severe Accidents in Nuclear Reactors (Michael Corradini and Vicki Bier), Chapter 10: Mitigating Extreme Infectious Disease Disaster Risk (Terrence M. O�€� Sullivan), Chapter 11: Global Catastrophes: The Most Extreme Risks (Seth D. Baum and Anthony M. Barrett)
About the author
Dr. Bier is a Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has written a number of papers on extreme risk, and is a coauthor or editor of four books in addition to this one.
Summary
Risk in Extreme Environments presents a wide-ranging discussion of approaches for assessing and managing extreme risks. The book includes case studies on nuclear power, infectious diseases, and global catastrophic risks, in addition to sections on risk assessment, risk management, and risk perceptions, and brings together interdisciplin
