Comparative Risk Assessment: Concepts, Problems and Applications

Providing a catalogue of suggested solutions for different categories of issues, this book offers a balanced overview and methodological examples for the practical implementation of the CRA. It considers CRA in the USA, Europe and Germany, using case studies to analyze and exemplify the decision-making processes and challenges involved. The authors then go on to look at the practical lessons learned from these case studies, together with an in-depth discussion of the underlying scientific hypotheses.
Sound scientific knowledge for everyone who makes decisions, whether government ministers, regulators, or company directors.Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 7–12):
Chapter 2 Concepts and Definitions (pages 13–26):
Chapter 3 CRA in Practice (pages 27–76):
Chapter 4 The Empirical Foundations of CRA (pages 77–103):
Chapter 5 Conceptual Framework for an Integrated Comparative Risk Evaluation (pages 105–133):
Chapter 6 The Practical Implementation of CRA (pages 135–153):