Research Catalog

Title

Acceptable risks for major infrastructure : proceedings of the Seminar on Acceptable Risks for Extreme Events in the Planning and Design of Major Infrastructure, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, 26-27 April 1994 / edited by Paul Heinrichs, Robin Fell.

Author

Seminar on Acceptable Risks for Extreme Events in the Planning and Design of Major Infrastructure (1994 : Sydney, N.S.W.)

Publication

Rotterdam ; Brookfield, Vt. : A.A. Balkema, [1995], ©1995.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Heinrichs, Paul.
• Fell, Robin.

Description

vii, 203 pages : illustrations; 26 cm

Alternative Title

Proceedings of the Seminar on Acceptable Risks for Extreme Events in the Planning and Design of Major Infrastructure

Subjects

• Nuclear power plants > Risk assessment > Congresses
• Risk assessment > Congresses
• Public works > Risk assessment > Congresses
• Civil engineering > Safety measures > Planning > Congresses

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• ANCOLD and its interest in risk assessment / P. Mackenzie -- Acceptable risk for discharge to receiving waters: The regulator's point of view / L. Corbyn -- Legal constraints in the use of risk assessment / R. Wensley -- Community acceptance of risk: Trust, liability and consent / G. J. Syme -- Perspectives on risk / R. Bawden -- Environmental economics and risk / J. A. Wayland -- Acceptable risk for public infrastructure: An owner's perspective / D. Evans -- Acceptable risk for industry and in mining: An owner's perspective / G. Raymond -- Risk financing in planning, design and operation of major infrastructure / B. G. Roylett -- Acceptable risk in the nuclear industry / R. F. Cameron -- 'Acceptable risk' in petrochemical and hazardous chemical plants / H. M. T. Tweeddale -- Acceptable risk in roads and bridges / B. Fishburn -- ANCOLD risk assessment guidelines / L. A. McDonald -- Risk assessment earthquakes, volcanoes, floods and dams in New Zealand / M. D. Gillon --
• Earthquake hazard in Australia / G. Gibson -- Earthquake design of buildings - The risk aspects / R. E. Melchers -- Design of dams for earthquake - The issues / R. Fell -- Estimation of extreme rainfall events in Australia and the applicability to risk analysis / H. J. Pearce -- The probability of extreme floods in Australia / E. M. Laurenson -- Design of dams for extreme floods - The issues / K. A. Murley.

ISBN

9054105925

OCLC

ocm35312519

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries