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020 _a9781849713801 (hardback)
020 _a9781849713818 (pbk.)
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050 0 0 _aHV675
_b.B255 2011
100 1 _aBall, D. J.
_q(David John)
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245 1 0 _aPublic safety and risk assessment :
_bimproving decision making /
_cDavid J Ball and Laurence Ball-King.
260 _aOxon ;
_aNew York :
_bEarthscan,
_c2011.
300 _axvi, 204 p. :
_bill. ;
_c25 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-196) and index.
505 0 _aClear and foreseeable danger -- Risk assessment-a simple tool? -- Is safety paramount? -- Risk and safety-a national philosophy -- What works in public life? -- Legal matters -- Advice-whose advice? -- A closer look at decision making -- Adventure activities-a hard case -- Risk-benefit assessment -- In search of a new agenda -- Final thoughts and r�esum�e.
650 0 _aPublic safety
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aRisk assessment
_xGovernment policy
_zGreat Britain.
650 0 _aDecision making
_zGreat Britain.
_9488
700 1 _aBall-King, Laurence.
_91084
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