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000015896 04107 $$aeng
000015896 046__ $$k2013-06-12
000015896 100__ $$aNathwani, J.
000015896 24500 $$aThe Rational Imperative of Professional Risk Management

000015896 24630 $$n34.$$pComputational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earhquake Engineering
000015896 260__ $$bNational Technical University of Athens, 2013
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000015896 520__ $$2eng$$aThe conundrum of modern post-industrial societies is extraordinary level of overall social well-being punctuated by concerns over multiple risks to which our management responses are ill-adapted. Risks are mostly foreseen but uncertain and often dreadful, but some risks are unforeseen in their likelihood and can have disastrous consequences. The public’s trust in the capabilities of professionals to manage the risks is often a matter of contention but, in our view, the primary obligation of risk regulators and professional risk managers is to make paramount the duty to serve the public interest. Risks must therefore be assessed scientifically and quantified: “Numbers, not adjectives” must guide decisions. Relative valuation of what is at risk and what can be sacrificed to reduce the risk is fundamental. Societal p

000015896 540__ $$aText je chráněný podle autorského zákona č. 121/2000 Sb.
000015896 653__ $$aQuantified risk, Acceptable risk, Welfare economics, Life Quality Index (LQI).

000015896 7112_ $$aCOMPDYN 2013 - 4th International Thematic Conference$$cIsland of Kos (GR)$$d2013-06-12 / 2013-06-14$$gCOMPDYN2013
000015896 720__ $$aNathwani, J.$$iLind, N.
000015896 8560_ $$ffischerc@itam.cas.cz
000015896 8564_ $$s197374$$uhttps://invenio.itam.cas.cz/record/15896/files/1657.pdf$$yOriginal version of the author's contribution as presented on CD, section: CD-MS 17 RISK ASSESSMENT AND QUANTIFICATION IN ENGINEERING: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE
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