| Risks in Technological Systems 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Grimvall, Göran (Editor), Holmgren, Åke (Editor), Jacobsson, Per (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1447125193 ISBN-13: 9781447125198 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Engineering - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General - Technology & Engineering | Electronics - General |
| Dewey: 601 |
| Series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.11 lbs) 341 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Risks in Technological Systems" is an interdisciplinary university textbook and a book for the educated reader on the risks of today's society. In order to understand and analyze risks associated with the engineering systems on which modern society relies, other concerns have to be addressed, besides technical aspects. In contrast to many academic textbooks dealing with technological risks, this book has a unique interdisciplinary character that presents technological risks in their own context. Twenty-four scientists have come together to present their views on risks in technological systems. Their scientific disciplines cover not only engineering, economics and medicine, but also history, psychology, literature and philosophy. Taken together these contributions provide a broad, but accurate, interdisciplinary introduction to a field of increasing global interest, as well as rich opportunities to achieve in-depth knowledge of the subject. |