| Author(s) | Martina Raue, Bernhard Streicher, Eva Lermer |
 | Year | 2019 |
 | Pages | 155 |
 | Language | English
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 | Format | PDF |
 | Size | 3.5 MB
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 | Publisher | Springer |
 | ISBN | 3030114546, 978-3030114541, B07PNJPD4S
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This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on perceived safety.
It discusses the concept of safety from engineering, philosophy, and
psychology angles, and considers various definitions of safety and its
relationship to risk. Examining the categorization of safety and the
measurement of risk, risk cultures, basic human needs and
decision-making under uncertainty, the contributions demonstrate the
practical implications and applications in areas such as health
behavior, aviation and sports.
Topics covered include:
- What is “safety” and is there “optimal safety” in engineering?
- Philosophical perspectives on safety and risk
- Psychological perspectives on perceived safety: social factors of feeling safe
- Psychological perspectives on perceived safety: zero-risk bias, feelings & learned carelessness
- Perception of aviation safety
Intended
for both practitioners and academic researchers, this book appeals to
anyone interested in decision-making and the perception and
establishment of safety.
