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Operational Risk Management will focus on the management of operational risks using various tools that highlight the systems approach. These tools and techniques are varied in application and use both

This book presents research from leading researchers in the European banking field to explore three key areas of banking.In Bank Risk, Governance and Regulation, the authors conduct micro- and macro-

For students at risk, Real Talk means real results!Developed by a nationally-awarded educator and former at-risk student, Real Talk builds rapport with students while creating learning experiences tha

This reference introduces an innovative new-employee safety risk model, keyed to a typical new worker becoming acclimated to a new job and workplace. It reviews risk factors, their root causes, and ho

This doctoral thesis presents a novel approach to landslide risk assessment that explores the various dimensions of landslide risk in an integrated perspective. The research approach introduced here i

Enterprise Risk Management in Finance is a guide to measuring and managing Enterprise-wide risks in financial institutions. Financial institutions operate in a unique manner when compared to other bus

SAVED BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY Paramedic Sherri Steele refuses to believe someone's out to get heruntil she's held at knifepoint in her own ambulance. It'll take her high school crush to convince her s

Flexible Models to Analyze Opponent Behavior A relatively new area of research, adversarial risk analysis (ARA) informs decision making when there are intelligent opponents and uncertain outcomes.Adve

Risk Analysis and Control for Industrial Processes - Gas, Oil and Chemicalsprovides an analysis of current approaches for preventing disasters, and gives readers an overview on which methods to adopt.

Emerging Economies, Risk and Development, and Intelligent Technology contains all the papers presented at the 5th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, June 1-3, 2015, Tangier

Updating the Current Third Edition of Risk Management in BankingIn updating the 3rd edition, two types of changes have been made, namely streamlining the text and additions. The “streamlining” is larg

Scholars and practitioners have known for a long time that risk plays an important, indeed central, role in determining the appropriate discount rate to be used in a sophisticated valuation model. In

This book covers the latest results in the field of risk analysis. Presented topics include probabilistic models in cancer research, models and methods in longevity, epidemiology of cancer risk, engin

Risk management is no longer merely a passive cost-center in financial and non-financial organizations. Regulators, shareholders, executive management and investors look to risk managers for advice on

Originally prepared for the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, this is the first comprehensive assessment of global volcanic hazards and risk, presenting the state of the art in our understanding of global volcanic activity. It examines our assessment and management capabilities, and considers the preparedness of the global scientific community and government agencies to manage volcanic hazards and risk. Particular attention is paid to volcanic ash, the most frequent and wide-ranging volcanic hazard. Of interest to government officials, the private sector, students and researchers, this book is a key resource for the disaster risk reduction community and for those interested in volcanology and natural hazards. A non-technical summary is included for policy makers. Regional volcanic hazard profiles, with invaluable information on volcanic hazards and risk at the local, national and global scale, are provided online. This title is available as an Open Access eBook via Cam

This book provides the most comprehensive treatment of the theoretical concepts and modelling techniques of quantitative risk management. Whether you are a financial risk analyst, actuary, regulator o

A follow-on from "Rock Engineering Design" by X.T. Feng and J.A. Hudson, published by CRC Press / Balkema in 2011, this book covers the important subject of rock engineering risk, an

Drawing on theory from anthropology, sociology, organization studies and philosophy, Asa Boholm’s writing addresses how the perception, communication and management of risk is shaped by culturally inf

Drawing on theory from anthropology, sociology, organization studies and philosophy, Asa Boholm’s writing addresses how the perception, communication and management of risk is shaped by culturally inf

Praise for the First Edition"…a nice, self-contained introduction to simulation and computational techniques in finance…"- Mathematical ReviewsSimulation Techniques in Financial Risk

A Comprehensive Guide to Quantitative Financial Risk ManagementWritten by an international team of experts in the field, Quantitative Financial Risk Management: Theory and Practice p

Risk Factors for Cerebrovascular Disease and Stroke address the relationship of a wide variety of vascular risk factors in the spectrum of cerebrovascular diseases. An international group of professio

The definitive book on High Line art, the public art program on the High Line, one of the most popular destinations in New York City. High Art surveys the first five years of art on the High Line, the

This book proposes and investigates a universal framework, and accompanying documentation system, to facilitate and catalogue benefit-risk decisions; a valuable addition to the benefit-risk toolbox.Ov

This comprehensive Handbook of original chapters serves as a resource for clinicians and researchers alike. Two introductory chapters cover general issues in violence risk assessment, while the remain

This book serves as a comprehensive introductory guide to the practical aspects of risk assessment. Chapters include clearly defined objectives and summaries. The book includes: hazard identification,

This book details decision analysis techniques with applications in engineering design and management and also analyzes decision making and risk management processes to better understand and improve d

This is the first English-language atlas to systematically introduce the environment, hazard, vulnerability and risk mapping for major natural disasters in the world. The Atlas can be a good reference

This is a fascinating, practical guide to making better decisions with our money, health and personal lives from Gerd Gigerenzer, the author of Reckoning with Risk. Numbers don't lie - but they often

Through its exploration of the spatial dimension of risk, this book offers a brand new approach to theorizing risk, and significant improvements in how to manage, tolerate and take risks. A broad rang

The trade aspects of risk and the risk aspects of trade deserve more systematic and genuine interdisciplinary attention if we are to really understand the global, international and supranational dimen

This book is about the formulations, theoretical investigations, and practical applications of new stochastic models for fundamental concepts and operations of the discipline of risk management. It al

Innovative approaches and applications in the area of risk assessment are discussed at length in this book. Risk assessment is a crucial component in the interpretation and protection of natural or an

This book presents recent research using cognitive science to apprehend risk situations and elaborate new organizations, new systems and new methodological tools in response. The book demonstrates the

A one-stop guide for the theories, applications, and statistical methodologies essential to operational riskProviding a complete overview of operational risk modelling and relevant insurance analytics

Climate change poses a risk to business operations and to markets, and a poor business response to this risk can lead to reputational damage, or worse. At the same time, climate change can bring oppor

Mens contributes to decision making and flood and drought risk management by developing and testing an additional decision criterion besides risk. A robustness analysis method supports the assessment

This volume discusses the many ways to prevent, identify and control hypertension in African Americans, a common and potent risk factor for virtually all forms of cardiovascular-renal diseases. Compre

Pandas are at risk because their habitats are quickly disappearing. The bamboo they need to eat is cleared to make room for new roads and buildings in China. However, there are small areas of the coun

This edited book contains several state-of-the-art papers devoted to econometrics of risk. Some papers provide theoretical analysis of the corresponding mathematical, statistical, computational, and e