Keywords:
Electronic books
Description / Table of Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- 1 Uncertainty: New Perspectives, Questions and Proposals -- 1.1 Uncertainty: A New Perspective on Safety -- 1.2 Uncertainty: New Questions for Safety Management -- 1.3 Uncertainty: New Proposals -- 2 Uncertainty---Its Ontological Status and Relation to Safety -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 From Risk to Uncertainty -- 2.1.2 The Connotation and Use of the Concept of Safety, Security, Risk and (un)Certainty -- 2.1.3 MSc Students' Perception of Uncertainty When Studying Societal Safety at the University of Stavanger -- 2.1.4 Uncertainty and Its Relation to Risk Theory and Conceptualizations -- 2.2 Contextual Prerequisites for the Uncertainty Concept -- 2.2.1 Time---Past, Present and the Future -- 2.2.2 System States Through Lenses of Scientific Disciplines -- 2.3 Perspectives on Uncertainty in Various Enterprises/Sectors -- 2.3.1 Health Sector -- 2.3.2 Aviation/Helicopter Transport -- 2.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3 A Conceptual Foundation for Assessing and Managing Risk, Surprises and Black Swans -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Risk Perspectives, Brief Review of Historical and Recent Development Trends -- 3.3 Risk, Surprises and Black Swans -- 3.4 Assessing and Managing Surprising Events and Black Swans -- 3.4.1 Assessment -- 3.4.2 Risk Management -- 3.5 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Recognizing Complexity in Risk Management: The Challenge of the Improbable -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Revisiting the Concepts -- 4.2.1 Limitations of the Current Paradigm -- 4.2.2 The Total Predetermination Fallacy -- 4.2.3 What Is Uncertainty? -- 4.2.4 Environment Ontologies: A Taxonomy of Complexity -- 4.2.5 Uncertainty and Cognitive Control -- 4.2.6 Uncertainty and Risk Management -- 4.3 Is There a `Credible Alternative'? -- 4.3.1 Nature and Scope of Necessary Changes -- 4.3.2 Suggesting New Trails -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (113 pages)
ISBN:
9783319329390
Series Statement:
SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology Ser.
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=6422774
DDC:
363.102
Language:
English
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