Risk
In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environment), often focusing on negative, undesirable consequences. Many different definitions have been proposed. The international standard definition of risk for common understanding in different applications is “effect of uncertainty on objectives”.The understanding of risk, the methods of assessment and management, the descriptions of risk and even the definitions of risk differ in different practice areas (business, economics, environment, finance, information technology, health, insurance, safety, security …
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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
the final debate about the intrinsic nihilism of modern philosophy, which, he postulated, ran the risk of becoming a serious threat to human life and intellect. In the first English translation of this …
According to Claudius’ assessment, Jacobi is at risk of being charged with nihilism just as Fichte was …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the …
On one hand, there was the opportunity to escape the crowded environs of inner London, with its attendant health risks …
UOP: University of Ottawa Press · 12 November 2024 English
Dangling in the Glimmer of Hope met en lumière les actions entreprises par des universitaires en réponse à certains des appels à l’action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation. …
critical thought to the topic. Many authors took the risk of writ- ing outside their area of academic expertise … put pen to paper. It is a risk. We are better for them taking that risk. The Elders figure 3. The …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
sectors experienced unstable employment and lacked workplace safety protections, the lives of low-risk youth were in constant suspension, and residents of some care homes were virtually abandoned. Seized …
– overview of covid-19 and situating it in the risk literature 21 1 How It Started and Key covid-19–Related … 2 Situating covid-19 in the Risk Literature: Four Rationales for Risk 50 Part two – regime content: … 11.2 Interest group theory 291 figures 0.1 Risk regulation regimes: understanding regime responses … and 31 March 2022 47 2.1 Risk rationality diagram: four rationales for risk 51 3.1 Number of daily covid-19 … lecture at the Society for Risk Analysis about twenty years ago, American risk psychologist Paul Slovic …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
Prisoners’ Bodies investigates the history of the Irish ordinary prisoners’ movement and how it was shaped by public discourse, highlighting the lived experiences of individual people in prison.
security is necessary in light of the increased risk posed by political prisoners but be angry at the … communicative network (the sender), so there is a risk of miss- ing or minimising the asymmetric decoding … prisoners, most of whom were, presumably, not at risk of forgetting their given names, but prisons often …
Fraser Institute · 7 November 2024 English
Provincial and federal government debt has grown significantly in recent years. A growing body of literature links government debt to slower economic growth. We provide a three-phase analysis linking government …
reported by Salmon (2021) put all Canadian provinces at risk of lower economic growth. Linking debt and growth … compete more aggressively with a large supply of risk-free government debt. While the most discussed …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 5 November 2024 English
“A tender, beautifully written essay collection that is about so much more than parenting a child with a disability.” — Erin Pepler, author of Send Me Into The Woods AloneA …
has Down syndrome, you are followed at a high- risk clinic and the pregnancy is monitored closely. Our … her breathing tube was precarious. We couldn’t risk moving her and ripping it out, causing her more …
CPRC: University of Regina Press · 5 November 2024 English
Uncut explores the significance of the foreskin in contemporary culture The “uncut” penis is viewed by some as attractive or erotic, and by others as ugly or undesirable. Secular parents …
hygienic reasons and for the hypothetical reduced risk of penile cancer in the circumcised population; … and that in using one over the other, I run the risk of endorsing one position over another. However …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 4 November 2024 English
In Kigali, SUNCASA aims to restore the Nyabarongo River catchment through gender-responsive nature-based solutions, reducing flash floods, landslides, and erosion risks to enhance the resilience of 975,000 …
tree-planting efforts that will help protect high-risk households, stabilizegullies, and reduce the vulnerabilities … resilience of 975,000 residents living in climate-risk areas. Planting 827,000 trees in 220 ha through … benefit 2.2 million people living in high-flood-risk areas. BRIEF July 18, 2024© 2024 International Institute …
Fraser Institute · 1 November 2024 English
Saskatchewan and Manitoba are signatories. The main advantage of using the CFTA is that it mitigates the risk of trade and investment diversion. The disadvantage is that it is more difficult to negotiate trade …
advantage of using the CFTA is that it mitigates the risk of trade and investment diversion. The disadvantage … constant. A greater span of members diminishes the risk of trade diversion. Also, it expands the scope for …