Minding the machines : preventing technological disasters /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Evan, William M.
Other Authors: Manion, Mark
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall PTR, ©2002.
Subjects:
System failures (Engineering)
Disasters.
Disasters
Pannes.
Catastrophes.
disasters.
Veiligheid.
Risicoanalyse.
Bedrijfsongevallen.
Rampen.
Mechanical Engineering.
Engineering & Applied Sciences.
Industrial & Management Engineering.
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • Technological disasters: an overview
  • Natural and human-made disasters
  • The year 2000 (Y2K) debacle: an ironic failure of information technology
  • Theories of technological disasters
  • The root causes of technological disasters
  • Three industrial revolutions and beyond
  • A matrix of technological disasters
  • Twelve exemplary case studies of technological disasters
  • Lessons learned from the case studies of technological disasters
  • The responsibilities of engineers and scientists
  • The role of corporations in the management of technological disasters
  • The role of the legal system in technology policy decisions
  • Assessing the risks of technology
  • Technology decisions and the democratic process.

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