J.S. Nathwani is Professor and Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy for Sustainable Energy Management at the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Canada. He is also Executive Director at the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy and Director of the Institute for Risk Research. Professor Nathwani holds a BSc, MSc and PhD in Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry from the University of Toronto.M.D. Pandey is Professor and NSERC-UNENE Industrial Research Chair for the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has a BEng degree in Civil Engineering from Bhopal University, India, as well as an MSc and PhD in the same subject from the University of Waterloo.N.C. Lind is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He received his MSc in Civil and Structural Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and his PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics fron the University of Illinois.

Aus den Rezensionen: "... Das Buch richtet sich an Ingenieure, Studierende, Gesundheits- und Risikofachleute. ... Anwendungsbeispiele in den Bereichen Luftqualitat, Nukleare Sicherheit, Hafenstadte mit hohem Uberschwemmungsrisiko und optimale Konstruktion eines Hochwasserschutzdammes zeigen auf, wie die Methoden praktisch umgesetzt werden konnen. Ein inspirierendes Buch, das vieles bewusst und quantifizierbar macht ..." (in: Bulletin electrosuisse, 22/January/2010, S. 63)

• The Societal Capacity to Commit Resources.- Social Indicators for Managing Risk.- Judging Risks Using the Life Quality Method.- Air Quality Standards.- Nuclear Safety.- Port Cities with High Exposure to Flood.- Optimal Design of a Flood Protection Levee.- Closure.

J.S. Nathwani is Professor and Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy for Sustainable Energy Management at the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Canada. He is also Executive Director at the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy and Director of the Institute for Risk Research. Professor Nathwani holds a BSc, MSc and PhD in Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry from the University of Toronto.M.D. Pandey is Professor and NSERC-UNENE Industrial Research Chair for the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has a BEng degree in Civil Engineering from Bhopal University, India, as well as an MSc and PhD in the same subject from the University of Waterloo.N.C. Lind is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He received his MSc in Civil and Structural Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and his PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics fron the University of Illinois.

Aus den Rezensionen: "... Das Buch richtet sich an Ingenieure, Studierende, Gesundheits- und Risikofachleute. ... Anwendungsbeispiele in den Bereichen Luftqualitat, Nukleare Sicherheit, Hafenstadte mit hohem Uberschwemmungsrisiko und optimale Konstruktion eines Hochwasserschutzdammes zeigen auf, wie die Methoden praktisch umgesetzt werden konnen. Ein inspirierendes Buch, das vieles bewusst und quantifizierbar macht ..." (in: Bulletin electrosuisse, 22/January/2010, S. 63)

• The Societal Capacity to Commit Resources.- Social Indicators for Managing Risk.- Judging Risks Using the Life Quality Method.- Air Quality Standards.- Nuclear Safety.- Port Cities with High Exposure to Flood.- Optimal Design of a Flood Protection Levee.- Closure.

J.S. Nathwani is Professor and Ontario Research Chair in Public Policy for Sustainable Energy Management at the Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, Canada. He is also Executive Director at the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Energy and Director of the Institute for Risk Research. Professor Nathwani holds a BSc, MSc and PhD in Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry from the University of Toronto.M.D. Pandey is Professor and NSERC-UNENE Industrial Research Chair for the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He has a BEng degree in Civil Engineering from Bhopal University, India, as well as an MSc and PhD in the same subject from the University of Waterloo.N.C. Lind is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Waterloo, Canada. He received his MSc in Civil and Structural Engineering from the Technical University of Denmark and his PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics fron the University of Illinois.

Aus den Rezensionen: "... Das Buch richtet sich an Ingenieure, Studierende, Gesundheits- und Risikofachleute. ... Anwendungsbeispiele in den Bereichen Luftqualitat, Nukleare Sicherheit, Hafenstadte mit hohem Uberschwemmungsrisiko und optimale Konstruktion eines Hochwasserschutzdammes zeigen auf, wie die Methoden praktisch umgesetzt werden konnen. Ein inspirierendes Buch, das vieles bewusst und quantifizierbar macht ..." (in: Bulletin electrosuisse, 22/January/2010, S. 63)

• The Societal Capacity to Commit Resources.- Social Indicators for Managing Risk.- Judging Risks Using the Life Quality Method.- Air Quality Standards.- Nuclear Safety.- Port Cities with High Exposure to Flood.- Optimal Design of a Flood Protection Levee.- Closure.