Risks in Technological Systems

Edited by Göran Grimvall (), Åke J. Holmgren (), Per Jacobsson () and Torbjörn Thedéen ()

in Springer Series in Reliability Engineering from Springer, currently edited by Hoang Pham

Date: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-84882-641-0
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction: the Global Risk Arena, Technological Systems and This Book

Per Jacobsson, Göran Grimvall, Åke J. Holmgren and Torbjörn Thedéen

Ch 2 Reflections on Risks and Technology

Lennart Sjöberg and Torbjörn Thedéen

Ch 3 Risks in the Past and Present

Birgitta Odén

Ch 4 The Dangerous Steam Engine

Jan Hult

Ch 5 Risks and Safety in Building Structures

Håkan Sundquist

Ch 6 Risks in the Conversion of Energy

Monica Gullberg and Torbjörn Thedéen

Ch 7 Chemical and Physical Health Risks – Chemicals, Radiation, and Noise

Ulf Ulfvarsson

Ch 8 Safety Factors and Exposure Limits

Sven Ove Hansson

Ch 9 How Dangerous Is It to Travel?

Torbjörn Thedéen, Evert Andersson, Lena Mårtensson and Olle Rutgersson

Ch 10 IT – Risks and Security

Viiveke Fåk

Ch 11 Vulnerability of Infrastructures

Torbjörn Thedéen

Ch 12 Risk Management

Terje Aven

Ch 13 Risk Analysis

Åke J. Holmgren and Torbjörn Thedéen

Ch 14 Fire and Explosion

Håkan Frantzich and Göran Holmstedt

Ch 15 The Human Factor?

Mats Ericson and Lena Mårtensson

Ch 16 The Perception of Risks of Technology

Britt-Marie Drottz-Sjöberg and Lennart Sjöberg

Ch 17 The Value of a Life

Bengt Mattsson

Ch 18 Tacit Knowledge and Risks

Bo Göranzon

Ch 19 How to Worry in Moderation

Inge Jonsson

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