Accident and Design Contemporary Debates in Risk Management
An examination of different theoretical, methodological and practical approaches towards the management of risk. Seven dimensions of the debate are identified, and the case for each position is put forward, the whole discussion being set in context and perspective. This volume attempts to identify and juxtapose the contested doctrines and underlying assumptions in the field of risk management.
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Description
The objective of this book is to present this analytical framework and to illustrate how it can be used in the investigation of economic decisions under risk. In a sense, the economics of risk is a difficult subject: it involves understanding human decisions in the absence of perfect information. How do we make decisions when we do not know some of events affecting us? The complexities of our uncertain world and of how humans obtain and process information make this difficult. In spite of these difficulties, much progress has been made. First, probability theory is the corner stone of risk assessment. This allows us to measure risk in a fashion that can be communicated among decision makers or researchers. Second, risk preferences are now better understood. This provides useful insights into the economic rationality of decision making under uncertainty. Third, over the last decades, good insights have been developed about the value of information. This helps better understand the role of information in human decision making and this book provides a systematic treatment of these issues in the context of both private and public decisions under uncertainty.
Audience
Academics and professionals in finance and economics
Contents
Table of Content Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Measurement of Risk Chapter 3: The Expected Utility Model Chapter 4: Risk Preferences Chapter 5: Stochastic Dominance Chapter 6: Mean-Variance Analysis Chapter 7: Alternative Models of Risk Behavior Chapter 8: Production Decisions under Risk Chapter 9: Portfolio Selection Chapter 10: Dynamic Decisions under Risk Chapter 11: Contract and Policy Design under Risk Chapter 12: Some Applications Chapter 13: Market Stabilization Appendix A: Probability and Statistics Appendix B: Optimization
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Probability and Risk Analysis An Introduction for Engineers
This text presents notions and ideas at the foundations of a statistical treatment of risks. The focus is on statistical applications within the field of engineering risk and safety analysis. Coverage includes Bayesian methods. Such knowledge facilitates the understanding of the influence of random phenomena and gives a deeper understanding of the role of probability in risk analysis. The text is written for students who have studied elementary undergraduate courses in engineering mathematics, perhaps including a minor course in statistics. This book differs from typical textbooks in its verbal approach to many explanations and examples.
Written for:
Engineering students and researchers; students of applied mathematics and economics
Keywords:
Bayesian methods
Conditional distributions
Correlation
Covariance
Poisson Models
Random Variables
Statistics
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Managing Project Risk and Uncertainty: A Constructively Simple Approach to Decision Making
This title confidently puts forward a practical, new approach to decision making in an uncertain business world.
Many variables are accounted for and the authors are innovative in integrating previous types of decision-making approaches with a more fluid, and therefore realistic model that can be applied across a wide range of contexts and decisions.
A new title on a important topic that not only stands well on its own, but also complements Chapman and Ward's previous title Project Risk Management. This book is practical and rigorous yet written in an engaging way.
It is perfect for courses, or to be used by practitioners.
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Scenario Logic and Probabilistic Management of Risk in Business and Engineering
-Five new chapters
-Treatment of the basic principles of the modern risk LP theory (the LP-calculus, the LP-methods and the risk LP-theory with GIE) using uniform methodology and terminology with a practical orientation towards both engineering and economics, for the first time in book form
-Clear definitions and notations, revised sections and chapters, an extended list of references, and a new subject index
-More than a hundred illustrations and tables which motivate the presentation
The book proposes a uniform logic and probabilistic (LP) approach to risk estimation and analysis in engineering and economics. It covers the methodological and theoretical basis of risk management at the design, test, and operation stages of economic, banking, and engineering systems with groups of incompatible events (GIE). It considers the risk LP-models in classification, investment, management of companies, bribes and corruption, analysis of risk and efficiency of social and economical processes, and management of development.
Key features of this Second Edition:
-Five new chapters
-Treatment of the basic principles of the modern risk LP theory (the LP-calculus, the LP-methods and the risk LP-theory with GIE) using uniform methodology and terminology with a practical orientation towards both engineering and economics, for the first time in book form
-Clear definitions and notations, revised sections and chapters, an extended list of references, and a new subject index
-More than a hundred illustrations and tables which motivate the presentation
Specialists in risk management in economics, banking and business, as well as graduates and post-graduates in economics and engineering, will benefit from this book.
Written for:
Scientists, managers, and experts in the field of risk management in business, banks and engineering; students and post-graduates in economics and engineering
Keywords:
LP Theory
Scenario logic
logic and probabilistic
risk management
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The world’s tallest building, the BURJ (Dubai) is to be inaugurated today (the 4th of January 2010). It is estimated to be of more than 800m tall!!. Could we discuss the conception, analysis/design and the realisation of the project (the construction), if possible model it with the noted (or the popular) soft wares as to compare their similarities, divergence and also to propose possible discrepancy in the results?
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Industries and Careers for Engineers 2008
WetFeet | 2008 | ISBN: 1582077657 | 75 pages | PDF | 1,6 MB
Engineers enjoy abundant employment opportunities.
To help you weigh the myriad options,
this WetFeet Insider Guide offers a broad range of
information about relevant industries and careers.
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Jochen Albrecht, "Key Concepts and Techniques in GIS"
Sage Publications Ltd | 2007 | ISBN: 1412910153, 1412910161 | 120 pages | PDF | 1,0 MB
Key Concepts and Techniques in GIS is a concise overview of the fundamental ideas that inform Geographic Information Science. It provides detailed descriptions of the concepts and techniques that anyone using GIS software must fully understand to analyse spatial data.
Short and clearly focussed chapters provide explanations of:
" spatial relationships and spatial data
" the creation of digital data, the use and access of existing data, the combination of data
" the use of modelling techniques and the essential functions of map algebra
" spatial statistics and spatial analysis
" geocomputation - including discussion of neural networks, cellular automata, and agent-based modelling
Illustrated throughout with explanatory figures, the text also includes a glossary, cross referenced to discussion in the text. Written very much from a user's perspective, Key Concepts and Techniques in GIS is highly readable "refresher course" for intermediate level students and practitioners of GIS in the social and the natural sciences.
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This powerful tool increases the efficiency of Windows-based system administration. Abundant functionalities such as system reconfiguration, deployment, backup, and disaster recovery will guarantee optimized disk partitioning and maximum utilization of your drives.
Partition Manager 10 Server Editions can help you minimizing downtime and required technician resources!
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