ÍNDICE: Preface. Chapter 1. Risk: Lifes Question Mark. Measurement as a Wayof Lifeand Death. Chapter 2. Measurement: The Alchemists Base. Chapter 3. Statistics: Numbers Looking for an Argument. Chapter 4. The Statistical Value of Life: Human Price Tags. Just What is Risk? Chapter 5. The Evolution of Risk: From Superstition to Science. Chapter 6. Frequency and Severity: Weighting the Risk. Chapter 7. Whats in a Risk? Perception Creates Our Reality. Chapter 8. Risk, Regulation, and Reason??? Lifes Requirements: The Dose Makes the Poison. Chapter 9. Earth, Air, and Water: The Not-So-Bare Essentials. Chapter 10. Foodfor Thought. Transportation: To Fly or to Drive? Chapter 11. Flying: The Not-So-Wild Blue Yonder. Chapter 12. Risk on the Roads. And Risk Remains. Chapter 13. An Incomplete List of Lifes Risks.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-59241-0
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 376
- Fecha Publicación: 30/09/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés