Decoding Black Swans and Other Historic Risk Events

Decoding Black Swans and Other Historic Risk Events

Themes of Progress and Opportunity for Risk Science

Thekdi, Shital; Aven, Terje

Taylor & Francis Ltd

10/2024

131

Mole

9781032558844

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Foreword

About the Authors

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Framework Used to decode the Risk Events

Chapter 2: Historical Events to be Decoded

Global Pandemics

Industrial Accidents

Infrastructure Failures

Natural Disasters

Acts of Terrorism and War

Food Safety

Chapter 3: Historical Perspective on Risk

Chapter 4: Historical Precedent for Remembering and Understanding Risk Issues

Chapter 5: Characterization of Surprise and Unpredictability

Chapter 6: Severity of Consequences in Relation to Uncertainties and Knowledge

Titanic case - Evaluation of Consequences

Chapter 7: Uncertainty Characterizations

Fukushima Daiichi Case - Evaluation of Probabilistic Risk Assessment at Nuclear Plants

Chapter 8: Types of Knowledge That Inform Understanding of Risk

9/11 case - Classification of Knowledge

Chapter 9: Credibility of Knowledge

Food Additives Case - Credibility of Knowledge

Chapter 10: Factors Influencing Understanding and Communication of Risk, Uncertainties, and Probabilities

Cuyahoga River Fire - Communication of Risk-Related Information

Chapter 11: Biases, Misinformation, and Disinformation

Biases and Moral Hazards - East Palestine Train Derailment and Similar Freight Accidents

COVID-19 Misinformation and Disinformation

Chapter 12: Balancing Various Dimensions of a Risk Application

BP Oil Spill - Dimensions of Risk for Oil and Gas Operations and Related Regulation

Chapter 13: The Weight Given to Resilience

Hurricane Katrina - Why New Orleans Was Vulnerable and How Resilience Emerged

Chapter 14: The Big Picture of Risk Science Surrounding Major Historical Events

Smoking, Social Media, and Processed Foods - Linking Three Global Risk Issues

Chapter 15: How Risk Science Improves the Ability to Address the Gaps in the Themes Presented

Chapter 16: Who Is the Risk Analyst and What Are the Expectations

Chapter 17: Unresolved Issues in Risk Science Identified in the Presented Themes

Abraham Lincoln Assassination - Hindsight Bias versus Noise Leading to a Risk Event

Chapter 18: Conclusions

Further Reading

Index
Risk Science;Major Disasters;Natural Disasters;Occupational safety;Risk assessment;Black Swan