Applied risk analysis for guiding homeland security policy and decisions /
"Risk analysis is the process of defining and analyzing various dangers to individuals, businesses, and government agencies posed by potential adverse events. Risk analysis is often divided into two parts: risk assessment, which includes identifying, evaluating, and measuring the probability an...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2021.
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| Series: | Wiley series in operations research and management science.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "Risk analysis is the process of defining and analyzing various dangers to individuals, businesses, and government agencies posed by potential adverse events. Risk analysis is often divided into two parts: risk assessment, which includes identifying, evaluating, and measuring the probability and severity of risks; and risk management, which involves deciding what to do about the risks. In the context of government agencies, defending a country against threats raises new challenges and opportunities for risk analysis. It is both vital and challenging to effectively assess and manage risks to national security, and as such, government agencies require cutting-edge risk analytic techniques to inform a range of prioritization, strategy, and policy decisions"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxvi, 492 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781119287490 1119287499 9781119287483 1119287480 9781119287476 1119287472 |