Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The 1953 Great Flood
- 2 The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
- 3 The 2007–2008 Financial Crisis
- 4 Earthquakes and Tsunamis
- 5 The L’Aquila Trial and the Public Communication of Risk
- 6 The Coronavirus Pandemic
- 7 Mathematical Wonderland
- 8 Stochastic Modeling
- 9 The Modeling of Extreme Events
- 10 On Climate Change and Related Risk
- 11 Further Examples from the World of Extremes
- 12 Networks
- 13 The Black Tulip and February 3, 1637
- A Note About the References
- References
- Index
Preface
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2024
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The 1953 Great Flood
- 2 The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
- 3 The 2007–2008 Financial Crisis
- 4 Earthquakes and Tsunamis
- 5 The L’Aquila Trial and the Public Communication of Risk
- 6 The Coronavirus Pandemic
- 7 Mathematical Wonderland
- 8 Stochastic Modeling
- 9 The Modeling of Extreme Events
- 10 On Climate Change and Related Risk
- 11 Further Examples from the World of Extremes
- 12 Networks
- 13 The Black Tulip and February 3, 1637
- A Note About the References
- References
- Index
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- Chapter
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- Risk RevealedCautionary Tales, Understanding and Communication, pp. xi - xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024