Risk Management for Water Professionals - Technical, Psychological and Sociological Underpinnings

This book presents a comprehensive view of the different theories of risk management in water, drawing on recent studies that serve to inform the way that practitioners consider their own risk practice.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Risk and Water - Why Should We Care?
Chapter 2: Technical Theories of Risk
Chapter 3: Psychological Theories of Risk
Chapter 4: Sociological Theories of Risk
Chapter 5: Water Practitioners: How Do They See Risk? A Study
Chapter 6: Implications
Chapter 7: Conclusion

About the author

Anna Kosovac is a lecturer in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She holds a PhD in Risk Perceptions and Decision-Making in the Water Public Sector and has a decade of experience working in the public sector in water management.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Kosovac
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032558707
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3255870-7
• No. of pages: 90
• Series: Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; NATURE / Natural Resources, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, Project management, business strategy, Environmental Management, Social impact of environmental issues, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Intelligence & reasoning, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Production & quality control management, Risk assessment, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Health & safety issues, Health and safety in the workplace, Water industries, Energy industries and utilities, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Production and quality control management, risk;water;management;sociological;technical;psychological