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The field of risk science continues to learn from the long history of events to develop principles and practices that enable individuals, organizations, and societies to understand and manage future risk. Reflecting on these histories reminds us that risk and uncertainty are prevalent, yet it remains important to consider what is on the horizon: the possibility of future events, the consequences of those events, our vulnerability to those events, and how to recover from those events. Decoding Black Swans and Other Historic Risk Events offers a guide to understanding risk events and how to act before they occur. This book explores past risk events and analyzes how risk science principles apply to those events and studies whether current risk science concepts and approaches could potentially have avoided, reduced the impact, or supported recovery following the risk event. New insights are obtained by applying recent research progress in understanding and managing risk, considering aspects including quality of evidence, information, and misinformation in risk studies. The analysis results are used to identify how risk science approaches contribute to the overall management of risk and societal safety, and where improvements can be obtained, allowing the reader to possess a toolkit for identifying and planning for unsafe events. This title will be a critical read for professionals in the fields of occupational health and safety, risk management, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, energy, marine engineering, environmental engineering, business and management, and healthcare.

Table of Contents:
Foreword About the Authors Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Framework Used to decode the Risk Events Chapter 2: Historical Events to be Decoded Global Pandemics Industrial Accidents Infrastructure Failures Natural Disasters Acts of Terrorism and War Food Safety Chapter 3: Historical Perspective on Risk Chapter 4: Historical Precedent for Remembering and Understanding Risk Issues Chapter 5: Characterization of Surprise and Unpredictability Chapter 6: Severity of Consequences in Relation to Uncertainties and Knowledge Titanic case – Evaluation of Consequences Chapter 7: Uncertainty Characterizations Fukushima Daiichi Case – Evaluation of Probabilistic Risk Assessment at Nuclear Plants Chapter 8: Types of Knowledge That Inform Understanding of Risk 9/11 case – Classification of Knowledge Chapter 9: Credibility of Knowledge Food Additives Case – Credibility of Knowledge Chapter 10: Factors Influencing Understanding and Communication of Risk, Uncertainties, and Probabilities Cuyahoga River Fire – Communication of Risk-Related Information Chapter 11: Biases, Misinformation, and Disinformation Biases and Moral Hazards – East Palestine Train Derailment and Similar Freight Accidents COVID-19 Misinformation and Disinformation Chapter 12: Balancing Various Dimensions of a Risk Application BP Oil Spill – Dimensions of Risk for Oil and Gas Operations and Related Regulation Chapter 13: The Weight Given to Resilience Hurricane Katrina – Why New Orleans Was Vulnerable and How Resilience Emerged Chapter 14: The Big Picture of Risk Science Surrounding Major Historical Events Tornadoes – The Big Picture Around Risk Issues Smoking, Social Media, and Processed Foods – Linking Three Global Risk Issues Chapter 15: How Risk Science Improves the Ability to Address the Gaps in the Themes Presented Chapter 16: Who Is the Risk Analyst and What Are the Expectations Chapter 17: Unresolved Issues in Risk Science Identified in the Presented Themes Abraham Lincoln Assassination – Hindsight Bias versus Noise Leading to a Risk Event Chapter 18: Conclusions Further Reading Index

About the Author :
Shital Thekdi is a professor of analytics and operations at the University of Richmond. She has co-authored many papers on risk management and decision-making. She has a Ph.D. in systems and information engineering from the University of Virginia and an M.S.E. and a B.S.E. in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan. She has several years of experience working in industry, with extensive supply chain management and operational analytics experience. Terje Aven has been a professor in risk science at the University of Stavanger, Norway, since 1992. Previously, he was also Professor (adjunct) in risk analysis at the University of Oslo and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He has many years of experience as a risk analyst in industry and as a consultant. He is the author of many books and papers in the field, covering both fundamental issues and practical risk analysis methods. He has led several large research programs in the risk area, with strong international participation. He has developed many master programs in the field and has lectured on many courses in risk analysis and risk management. Aven is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Risk and Reliability, and Area Editor of risk analysis in policy. He has served as president of the International Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) and chairman of the European Safety and Reliability Association (ESRA) (2014–2018).


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  • ISBN-13: 9781040145395
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1040145396
  • Publisher Date: 31 Oct 2024
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Sub Title: Themes of Progress and Opportunity for Risk Science


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