Previous edition published in : 2003.
Fear has long served elites. They rely on fear to keep and expand their privileges and control the masses. In the current crisis of the capitalist world system, elites in the United States, along with other central countries, promote fear of crime and terrorism. They shaped thes…
Accidents in technical installations are random events. Hence they cannot be totally avoided. Only the probability of their occurrence may be reduced and their consequences be mitigated. The book proceeds from hazards caused by materials and process conditions to indicating tech…
De wereld wordt steeds opener en dat heeft zowel prachtige als gevaarlijke gevolgen. Marc Goodman schildert een portret van een sombere toekomst, waarin de snelle ontwikkeling van de technologie kan leiden tot steeds ergere criminaliteit.
The collapse of the bonfire tower at Texas A & M, a bomb at the Atlanta Olympics, a food poisoning outbreak at a company picnic each year, thousands of accidents resulting in injury, death, and significant financial loss occur at events. This book provides assistance to event or…
Environmental and human security in the Arctic
Every day, we are presented with a range of “sustainable” products and activities—from “green” cleaning supplies to carbon offsets—but with so much labeled as “sustainable,” the term has become essentially sustainababble, at best indicating a practice or product slightly less da…
Presenting the only textbook available today that covers all of the critical elements of industrial hygiene ó conceptual information, computational coverage, case studies, and sample problems and exercises ó in one volume. Organized around the basic rubrics of industrial hygiene…