An anatomy of risk

Author(s)

• Rowe, William D.

Bibliographic Information

An anatomy of risk

William D. Rowe

（Wiley series on systems engineering and analysis / Harold Chestnut, editor）

R.E. Krieger Pub. Co., 1988, c1977

Repr. ed. w/corrections

Note

Reprint. Originally published: New York : Wiley, c1977

Bibliography: p. 469-482

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This work examines how society, or its agencies, can set levels of acceptable risk for technological systems and programmes. Without simplifying complex issues, it provides techniques for addressing the problems of formal analysis of risk and the subjective issue of risk acceptance.

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Details

• NCID: BA04527650
• ISBN:
  • 0898747848
• LCCN: 84014431
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Malabar, Fla.
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 488 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : T174.5
  • DC19 : 363.1
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Technology -- Risk assessment
  • LCSH : Decision-making
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00557911