Risk Management and Governance : Concepts, Guidelines and Applications

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Risk, Governance and Society ; 16

Includes bibliographical references and index

Risk Management and Governance; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction: Concept of Risk; 1.1 The Multidimensionality of Risk; 1.2 Definitions of Risk; 1.2.1 Overview; 1.2.2 Risk Defined as an Event Where the Outcome Is Uncertain; 1.2.3 New Risk Definition; 1.3 Implications for Risk Perception; 1.4 Normative Implications; 1.5 Classification of Risk Problems; 1.6 Social Constructivism Versus Realism; Chapter 2: Characteristics of Risks in the Modern World; 2.1 New Challenges to Risk Governance; 2.2 The Emergence of Systemic Risks; Chapter 3: Risk Perspectives

3.1 Purpose of a Comparative Review3.2 The Technical Risk Perspective; 3.3 The Economic Perspective; 3.4 The Psychological Perspective; 3.5 The Social Science Perspective; 3.6 Cultural Theory of Risk; 3.7 Integrated Perspectives; 3.7.1 Social Amplification of Risk; 3.7.2 The Concept of Risk Types According to the WBGU; 3.7.3 The UK Cabinet Office Approach; 3.7.4 The Consequence-Uncertainty Framework; 3.7.5 The Risk Governance Framework of the IRGC; Chapter 4: Risk Governance: An Overview; 4.1 Key Concept: Governance; 4.1.1 Definition; 4.1.2 The ``Traditional´´ Understanding of Risk Governance

4.2 The New Concept of Risk Governance4.2.1 Motivation and Major Innovations of the Framework; 4.2.2 Scope of the Framework; 4.2.3 The Components of the Risk Governance Framework; 4.3 Wider Governance Issues; 4.4 Prerequisites of Good Governance; 4.5 Principles of Good Governance; Chapter 5: Pre-assessment and Framing of Risk; Chapter 6: Risk Appraisal; 6.1 Concept of Risk Appraisal; 6.2 Appraising Complexity, Uncertainty and Ambiguity; 6.3 Risk Assessment; 6.3.1 Generic Steps and Features of Risk Assessment; 6.3.2 The Meaning of Probabilities in Risk Assessment

6.3.3 Statistical Methods: Overview6.3.4 Traditional Statistical Analysis; 6.3.5 Bayesian Analysis; 6.3.6 Risk Assessment for Accident Risks; 6.3.7 Probabilistic Risk Assessments; 6.4 Concern Assessment; 6.4.1 Concern Classifications; 6.4.2 Insights into Risk Perception Research; 6.4.3 Concern Assessment Approaches and Methods; 6.4.4 A Practical Example: Assessing Risks Related to Social Concerns; Chapter 7: Risk Characterization and Evaluation; 7.1 Overview of Characterization and Evaluation; 7.2 Risk Characterization; 7.3 Risk Evaluation; 7.4 Cases

7.5 Pre-defined Risk Tolerability Limits and ALARPChapter 8: Risk Management; 8.1 Objectives of Risk Management; 8.2 Steps of Risk Management; 8.2.1 Identification and Generation of Risk Management Options; 8.2.2 Assessment of Risk Management Options with Respect to Predefined Criteria; 8.2.3 Evaluation of Risk Management Options; 8.2.4 Selection of Risk Management Options; 8.2.5 Implementation of Risk Management Options; 8.2.6 Monitoring of Option Performance; 8.3 Risk-Management Strategies Based on Risk Characteristics; 8.3.1 Linear (Routine) Risk Problems; 8.3.2 Complex Risk Problems

8.3.3 Risk Problems Due to High Unresolved Uncertainty

10.1007/978-3-642-13926-0 [DOI]

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