Overview
- Provides a broad and uniquely interdisciplinary introduction to risk in technological systems
- Includes contributions from 22 scientists in areas from engineering, economics and medicine, to history, psychology, literature and philosophy
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering (RELIABILITY)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
"Risks in Technological Systems" is an interdisciplinary university textbook and a book for the educated reader on the risks of today’s society. In order to understand and analyze risks associated with the engineering systems on which modern society relies, other concerns have to be addressed, besides technical aspects. In contrast to many academic textbooks dealing with technological risks, this book has a unique interdisciplinary character that presents technological risks in their own context.
Twenty-four scientists have come together to present their views on risks in technological systems. Their scientific disciplines cover not only engineering, economics and medicine, but also history, psychology, literature and philosophy. Taken together these contributions provide a broad, but accurate, interdisciplinary introduction to a field of increasing global interest, as well as rich opportunities to achieve in-depth knowledge of the subject.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“It provides a balanced descriptive analysis, with chapters covering, among other topics, a history of technological risks; infrastructure systems, e.g., buildings and bridges; and risks associated with transportation systems, energy, chemicals, radiation, and information technology. … it is a thoughtful, insightful reflection on risks, risk analysis, and management. Its breadth ensures that both beginners and specialists will be interested … . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals; general audiences.” (S. A. Batterman, Choice, Vol. 47 (11), August, 2010)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Göran Grimvall is a professor emeritus of physics at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden where he has served as dean at the School of Engineering Physics. In addition to three monographs in materials science he has published extensively on everyday physics and written several textbooks on engineering physics. Professor Grimvall is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences since 1986.
Åke J. Holmgren is a senior analyst at the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), where his practical work concerns mainly SCADA (Supervisory, Control and Data Acquisition) and process control system security. Previously he has been employed as a senior analyst at the Swedish Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and as a scientist at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI). He is a faculty member of the Department of Safety Research at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, and his areas of research include quantitative risk and vulnerability analysis of large technical systems, as well as operational risk and crisis management. He holds a PhD degree in Safety Analysis and an MSc degree in civil engineering, both from KTH, as well as a BSc degree in business administration and economics from Stockholm University.
Per Jacobsson holds university degrees in surveying, mathematics and philosophy, education, and sociology and has trained in environmental medicine. After a brief career in surveying engineering, he has served, inter alia, as secretary on several commissions, especially concerning the interplay between technology and society, sustainable development and the quality of university education, in which areas he has also been responsible for several courses and projects. He is former director of the Centre for Environmental Science at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden and is currently Senior Administrative Officer at its UniversityAdministration.
Torbjörn Thedéen is a professor emeritus of safety analysis and a former director of the Center for Safety Research at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden. He holds a PhD in Mathematical Statistics. His research has been on the theory of point processes, applications to road traffic, and risk analyses of transportation, energy and infrastructure systems. He has been vice dean of the Faculty of Engineering Physics, a member of the research board of the Swedish Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) and a member of the editorial board of Transportation Research.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Risks in Technological Systems
Editors: Göran Grimvall, Åke J. Holmgren, Per Jacobsson, Torbjörn Thedéen
Series Title: Springer Series in Reliability Engineering
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-641-0
Publisher: Springer London
eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London 2010
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-84882-640-3Published: 03 November 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-2519-8Published: 14 March 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-84882-641-0Published: 24 October 2009
Series ISSN: 1614-7839
Series E-ISSN: 2196-999X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 341
Additional Information: Original Swedish edition published by Utbildningsradions förlag, 1998
Topics: Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk, Philosophy of Technology, Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering, Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks, Civil Engineering, Innovation/Technology Management