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Risk Analysis in Engineering and Economics.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
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Risk Analysis in Engineering and Economics.
Bilal M. AYYUB, Boca Raton, FL: Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2003. ISBN 1-58488-395-2. xix + 571 pp. $89.95 (H).
Writing a comprehensive book about risk analysis is a tall order. The problem of characterizing risks in complex systems is inherently multidisciplinary, requiring the synthesis of an almost inconceivable array of technical and social scientific considerations. This book ambitiously tackles risk analysis from the ground up, taking the reader from the philosophical foundations of uncertainty, through the conceptual framework ...
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