Engineering judgement and risk / James Parkin.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London : Thomas Telford, 2000Description: 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0727728733
- 620.0019 21 P.J.E
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Includes bibliographic references and index.
Introduction -- Part 1: The Nature of Judgement -- The psychology of judgement -- Reasoning and judgement -- Expert judgement -- Part 2: Judgement in Practice -- Design judgement -- Management judgement -- Policy judgement -- Part 3: Judgement and Risk -- Risk as probable loss -- Risk as catastrophic failure -- Risk as social combat -- Risk as global challenge -- Part 4: Reprise -- In praise of rational process -- References -- Index.
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