Calculating catastrophe - Brossura

Woo, Gordon

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ISBN 10: 1848167393 ISBN 13: 9781848167391

Casa editrice: Icp, 2011

Riassunto

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.

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Recensione

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 mathematics 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

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

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

"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."-- Financial Times "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

"A fascinating survey of catastrophe science that covers a wide range of natural and man-made risks, in an attempt to provide broader knowledge and deeper understanding about the different risks involved. The author is defined to be 'a catastrophist with Risk Management Solutions', and this volume is an updated version of his earlier book The Mathematics of Natural Catastrophes. The book is full of challenging material that would benefit from being analysed in greater detail within strategic, and/or futures, tools and techniques in order to make its contents more managerially accessible."-- Long Range Planning (LRP)

" ... this is a book for a broad audience about facts and principles. The erudition and literacy of the author are amazing and an intellectual pleasure to read."-- The European Mathematical Society

"Although the subject matter is dark, this is an optimistic book. Woo believes in the power of mathematics to explain the natural world and even to shine a little light into the darker corners of human affairs." --The Mathematical Intelligencer

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

L'autore

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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Icp
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1848167393
• ISBN 13: 9781848167391
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile