Risk Assessment in Setting National Priorities

Donald E. Stevenson

ISBN 10: 1468456849 / ISBN 13: 9781468456844

Published by Springer US, 2012

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The growing perception of the public and politicians that life is extremely risky has led to a dramatic and increasing interest in risk analysis. The risks may be very diverse as demonstrated by the range of subjects covered at the annual meetings of the Society for Risk Analysis. There is a need to pause and see how well the present approaches are serving the nation. The theme, 'Setting National Priorities,' which was chosen for the 1987 SRA Annual Meeting, reflects the concern that in dealing with individual kinds of risks, society may be more concerned with the trees than the forest. It is surprising how little attention is being given to the holistic aspects of risk. Who, for instance, is responsible for a national strategy to manage the reduction of health or other risks Individual agencies have the responsibility for specific patterns of exposure, but these are not integrated and balanced to determine how the nation as a whole can obtain the greatest benefit for the very large investment which is made in risk-related research and analysis.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Risk Assessment in Setting National Priorities
• Publisher: Springer US
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1468456849
• ISBN 13: 9781468456844
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 178H x 38D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 178 millimeters height by 38 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1301 grams

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The growing perception of the public and politicians that life is extremely risky has led to a dramatic and increasing interest in risk analysis. The risks may be very diverse­ as demonstrated by the range of subjects covered at the annual meetings of the Society for Risk Analysis. There is a need to pause and see how well the present approaches are serving the nation. The theme, "Setting National Priorities," which was chosen for the 1987 SRA Annual Meeting, reflects the concern that in dealing with individual kinds of risks, society may be more concerned with the trees than the forest. It is surprising how little attention is being given to the holistic aspects of risk. Who, for instance, is responsible for a national strategy to manage the reduction of health or other risks? Individual agencies have the responsibility for specific patterns of exposure, but these are not integrated and balanced to determine how the nation as a whole can obtain the greatest benefit for the very large investment which is made in risk-related research and analysis.