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.

Sommario

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

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Anna Kosovac
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.09.2025
• EAN: 9781032558707
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3255870-7
• Pagine: 90
• Serie: Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Altro; 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