Public safety and risk assessment : improving decision making / David J Ball and Laurence Ball-King.
Publication details: Oxon ; New York : Earthscan, 2011Description: xvi, 204 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: 9781849713801 (hardback); 9781849713818 (pbk.)Subject(s): Public safety | Risk assessment | Decision makingDDC classification: 363.106 LOC classification: HV675 | .B255 2011Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Book - Standard loan | Dundonald House Library | 363.106 BAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 23/09/2024 | 230697 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-196) and index.
Clear and foreseeable danger -- Risk assessment-a simple tool? -- Is safety paramount? -- Risk and safety-a national philosophy -- What works in public life? -- Legal matters -- Advice-whose advice? -- A closer look at decision making -- Adventure activities-a hard case -- Risk-benefit assessment -- In search of a new agenda -- Final thoughts and résumé.
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