Computer Supported Risk Management - Topics in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1995 edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; ETH, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich--Cover. Table of Contents: Preface. Section 1: Conceptual Aspects. Systems Engineering for Risk Management; A. P. Sage. Computer Supported Risk Management: Between Scylla and Charybdis; E. Hollnagel. Designing Risk and Environmental Management Support Systems; P. Haastrup. Modeling Human-Machine Systems: a Challenge for Systems Analysis; B. Wahlstrom. Section 2: Planning and Policy Analysis. Contingency Planning Using Expert Judgment in a Group Decision Support Center Environment; J. R. Harrald. GIS-Based Environmental Equity Analysis -- a Case Study of TRI Facilities in the Pittsburgh Area; T. S. Glickman, D. Golding, R. Hersh. Transportation Hazard Analysis in an Integrated GIS Environment; M. Lepofsky, M. Abkowitz, P. Cheng. GIS Applications in Emergency Management; G. O. Johnson. Section 3: Operational Decision Making. On-Line Nuclear Power Reactor Accident Monitoring; M. C. Parker, J. L. Brittin, F. Niziolek. Decision-Support Integration-Platform for Major Emergency Management; Y. Shavit. Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Telecommunications Technology to Deliver Public Safety Warnings; G. J. Hunter. Decision Support for Real-Time Management of Hazardous Operations; G. E. G. Beroggi, W. A. Wallace. Section 4: Commercial Applications. Integrated Information Systems for Technological Risk Assessment; K. Fedra, E. Weigkricht. Environmental Decision Support System for Air Quality Risk Assessment and Innovation Investment in Large Industrial Complexes and Energy Production Systems; A. V. Gheorghe, V. Litwin, S. Golovanov. Computer Models Used to Support Cleanup Decision Making at Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Sites; P. D. Moskowitz, M. P. DePhillips, A. F. Meinhold, B. Irla. Environmental Modeling Software at the U. S. Protection Agency's Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling; D. C. Bouchard, R. B. Ambrose Jr., T. O. Barnwell Jr., D. W. Disney. Index."Publisher Marketing: Advances in information technology provide opportunities for the development of computer systems that support risk managers in complex tasks. In this book, leading experts report on the potentials and limitations concerning the use of computer systems in risk management. Their reports are based on many years of experience in their fields which include: risk analysis; systems engineering; geographic information systems; decision-support systems; human-machine systems; and psychology."

Contributor Bio:  Beroggi, Giampiero E G Giampiero E. G. Beroggi is professor and head of MIS at the Zurich School of Business and Administration (HWZ). He was a visiting professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and associate professor at Delft University of Technology. He holds a M. S. in Operations Research and Statistics and a Ph. D. (Modeling Real-Time Decision Making) both from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Contributor Bio:  Wallace, William A Ed. D., Wayne State University