Physical safety : a matter of balancing responsibilities /

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Ensuring the population's physical safety is one of the core tasks of any government. In general, a government is typically held accountable for safe handling of hazardous substances, food safety, flood protection, controlling and preventing infectious diseases, as well as managing risks engend...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (Pays-Bas)
Other Authors: Asselt, Marjolein B. A. van, De Goede, Peter, Ammerlaan, Karin, Van Aanholt, Jelle
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Public safety > Netherlands.
Sécurité publique > Pays-Bas.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Public safety
Netherlands
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Dealing with incidents
  • 3. Risks and uncertainty
  • 4. Damage arrangements : a different perspective
  • 5. Conclusions.
  • 1. Introduction
  • Responsibility for physical safety
  • Request for reflection
  • Key concepts: incidents, damage, risks and uncertainty
  • Interactions
  • Guide to this publication
  • 2. Dealing with incidents
  • Risk-regulation reflex?
  • Perceived reality
  • Lack of evidence
  • Tilting the perspective towards good governance
  • Conclusion
  • 3. Risks and uncertainty
  • Fundamental political appraisal
  • Intertwine opportunities and threats
  • Make allowance for the social and psychological properties of danger
  • Utilise risk comparisons
  • Accept uncertainty
  • and the responsibility for uncertainty
  • Organise the way uncertainty is dealt with
  • Incorportation into policy
  • The national risk assessment
  • Amending environment and planning law: the simply better operation
  • 4. Damage arrangements: a different perspective
  • Damage as the focal point
  • Current practices
  • Reasons for uncompensated damage
  • Damage arrangements as a basis for a balanced allocation of responsibility
  • Businesses taking responsibility for themselves and society
  • The role of citizens
  • The role of government
  • 5. Conclusions
  • Difficult questions
  • Key concepts: incidents, damage, risks and uncertainty
  • Beyond reflexes
  • Is a general policy possible?
  • Reference points for dealing with risks and uncertainty
  • Damage arrangements: a different perspective on the allocation of responsibility
  • Top three on the list of priority studies
  • Final remarks.

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