Should we risk it?

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"How dangerous is smoking? What are the risks of nuclear power or of climate change? What are the chances of dying on an airplane? More importantly, how do we use this information once we have it? The demand for risk analysts who are able to answer such questions has grown exponentially in recent years. Yet programs to train these analysts have not kept pace. In this book, Daniel Kammen and David Hassenzahl address that problem. They draw together, organize, and seek to unify previously disparate theories and methodologies connected with risk analysis for health, environmental, and technological problems. They also provide a rich variety of case studies and worked problems, meeting the growing need for an up-to-date book suitable for teaching and individual learning."--BOOK JACKET.

subjects: Risk assessment,  Science and state,  Government policy,  Health risk assessment,  Environmental sciences,  Environmental policy,  Technology,  Decision making,  Environmental health,  Technology and civilization,  Public Policy,  Política ambiental,  Política gubernamental,  Riesgo,  Evaluación,  Salud,  Environmental sciences--decision making,  Environmental policy--government policy,  Technology--risk assessment,  Risk--legislation & jurisprudence,  Risk assessment--statistics & numerical data,  Environmental monitoring,  Epidemiologic methods,  Ge105 .k35 1999,  1999 f-628,  Wa 30 k15s 1999,  363.7/02,  Risk,  Legislation & jurisprudence,  Statistics & numerical data