20% chance of rain [[electronic resource] ] : exploring the concept of risk / / Richard B. Jones |
Autore | Jones Richard B (Richard Bradley), <1947-> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 302/.12 |
Soggetto topico | Risk assessment |
ISBN |
1-283-29474-5
9786613294746 1-118-11636-4 1-118-11637-2 1-118-11634-8 |
Classificazione | TEC009000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
20% Chance of Rain Exploring the Concept of Risk; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Risk: Life's Question Mark; Chapter 2: Measurement: The Alchemist's Base; Chapter 3: Statistics: Numbers Looking for an Argument; Chapter 4: The Value of Life and Limb, Statistically Speaking; Chapter 5: The Evolution of Risk; Chapter 6: Frequency and Severity: Weighing the Risk; Chapter 7: What's in a Risk? Perception Creates Risk Reality; Chapter 8: Risk, Regulation, and Reason; Chapter 9: Earth, Air, and Water: The Not-So-Bare Essentials; Chapter 10: Food . . . for Thought
Chapter 11: Flying: The Not-So-Wild Blue YonderChapter 12: Risk on the Roads; Chapter 13: An Incomplete List of Life's Risks; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141054203321 |
Jones Richard B (Richard Bradley), <1947-> | ||
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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20% chance of rain : exploring the concept of risk / / Richard B. Jones |
Autore | Jones Richard B (Richard Bradley), <1947-> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (357 p.) |
Disciplina | 302/.12 |
Soggetto topico | Risk assessment |
ISBN |
1-283-29474-5
9786613294746 1-118-11636-4 1-118-11637-2 1-118-11634-8 |
Classificazione | TEC009000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
20% Chance of Rain Exploring the Concept of Risk; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Risk: Life's Question Mark; Chapter 2: Measurement: The Alchemist's Base; Chapter 3: Statistics: Numbers Looking for an Argument; Chapter 4: The Value of Life and Limb, Statistically Speaking; Chapter 5: The Evolution of Risk; Chapter 6: Frequency and Severity: Weighing the Risk; Chapter 7: What's in a Risk? Perception Creates Risk Reality; Chapter 8: Risk, Regulation, and Reason; Chapter 9: Earth, Air, and Water: The Not-So-Bare Essentials; Chapter 10: Food . . . for Thought
Chapter 11: Flying: The Not-So-Wild Blue YonderChapter 12: Risk on the Roads; Chapter 13: An Incomplete List of Life's Risks; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812939303321 |
Jones Richard B (Richard Bradley), <1947-> | ||
Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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