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Effective Risk Management for Engineers

Civil and Environmental Risk: Mitigation and Control is a comprehensive guide for assessing and managing catastrophic risks. Written by the current Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, this book provides mathematical tools and quantitative methods for determining the probability of a catastrophic event and mitigating its aftermath.

Applications and Case Studies

The book covers both natural and human-generated disasters, including pandemic diseases, climate changes, major hurricanes, super earthquakes, mega tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, industrial accidents, and terrorist attacks. Case studies demonstrate the application of these principles to real-world scenarios, such as a super hurricane or mega tsunamis, a reactor core melt down in a nuclear plant, a terrorist attack on the national electric grid, and an abrupt climate change brought about by a change in the ocean currents in the North Atlantic.

The Ultimate Resource for Risk Managers

This authoritative guide is a valuable resource for environmental risk managers, providing a systematic method for ranking the importance of societal threats and calculating risk. With its clear and rigorous exposition of the quantitative risk assessment process, this book is an essential tool for accurately assessing risk and formulating appropriate response strategies.