Engineering Risk Management (De Gruyter Textbook) - Tapa dura

Meyer, Thierry

 
9783110285154: Engineering Risk Management (De Gruyter Textbook)

Sinopsis

The book presents risk management from an engineering perspective. Both a systemic and analytic viewpoint are important in this regard. The introduction to the concept of 'risk' is followed by risk management principles, risk diagnostic, analysis and treatment, event analysis, crisis management, economic issues, risk governance followed by examples of practical implementation in chemistry, physics and emerging technologies such as nanoparticles. Finally, also a number of well-known major industrial accidents are discussed, and how one can learn from accidents. The book is aimed at anyone faced with risk and safety issues. The target audience can be as diverse as students, engineers, scientists, sociologists, psychologists, or actually all practitioners and academics interested in the matter.

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Acerca del autor

Thierry Meyer, Ecole Polytechnique Fédéralede Lausanne, Switzerland; Genserik Reniers, University ofAntwerp, Belgium.

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