Calculating Catastrophe - Couverture souple

Woo, Gordon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848167385 ISBN 13 : 9781848167384

Editeur : Imperial College Press, 2011

Synopsis

Calculating Catastrophe has been written to explain, to a general readership, the underlying philosophical ideas and scientific principles that govern catastrophic events, both natural and man-made. Knowledge of the broad range of catastrophes deepens understanding of individual modes of disaster. This book will be of interest to anyone aspiring to understand catastrophes better, but will be of particular value to those engaged in public and corporate policy, and the financial markets.

The author, Dr. Gordon Woo, was trained in mathematical physics at Cambridge, MIT and Harvard, and has made his career as a calculator of catastrophes. His diverse experience includes consulting for IAEA on the seismic safety of nuclear plants and for BP on offshore oil well drilling. As a catastrophist at Risk Management Solutions, he has advanced the insurance modelling of catastrophes, including designing a model for terrorism risk.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

It is absolutely excellent and I am thoroughly enjoying it ... I am recommending it to everyone I see. --Sir John Beddington Chief Scientific Adviser to HM Government and Head of the Government Office for Science, UK

The book is very accessible it can be read as light reading, focusing on the examples or as a deeper introduction to the issues, the mathemtics of the phenomena, and the methodologies which exist for coping with them. It is certainly a book which kept me gripped to the end. --David J. Hand, International Statistical Review

Woo has a specialist audience in mind, but running through Calculating Catastrophe is a lesson for novice and initiate alike. This concerns how and why modern societies have such difficulty dealing with the biggest questions they face, from climate change and terrorism to financial crisis. The author whose business card for the modelling company RMS reads: Dr Gordon Woo, Catastrophist underlines time and again the uncertainty that always remains in managing risk. --The Financial Times

It is absolutely crucial for our students.

--Prof Christine Wamsler, Lund University, Sweden

Your excellent book will be a standard reference text in the coming years. --Prof Rohan Gunaratna Head, International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

It is absolutely crucial for our students. --Prof Christine Wamsler, Lund University, Sweden

The author, Dr. Gordon Woo, was trained in mathematical physics at Cambridge, MIT and Harvard, and has made his career as a calculator of catastrophes. His diverse experience includes consulting for IAEA on the seismic safety of nuclear plants and for BP on offshore oil well drilling. As a catastrophist at Risk Management Solutions, he has advanced the insurance modelling of catastrophes, including designing a model for terrorism risk.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Imperial College Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848167385
• ISBN 13: 9781848167384
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible