The Risks of Terrorism
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Nicholas V Cagliuso Sr.
Essentially a hardcover reprint of the March/May 2003 “Journal of Risk and Uncertainty” focusing on the risks of terrorism, Viscusi, a Professor of Law and Economics at Harvard Law School, culls 7 works of 14 professors, risk managers and insurers to create this volume. Upon first pass one immediately realizes that the works in Viscusi et al “The Risks of Terrorism” are anchored in the fields of risk, probability, terrorism and insurance, and focus on three primary areas of concern; risk beliefs, insurance market effects and policy responses. While a valuable contribution to these fields, given the sophisticated theoretical tones throughout, practitioners in the fields of homeland security and emergency management may find it difficult to put the information offered to use in their everyday functions. The book is best suited for academics and researchers that will conduct future studies in these fields.
©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
Articles in the same Issue
- Research Article
- Institutional Resilience and Disaster Planning for New Hazards: Insights from Hospitals
- Infrastructure Robustness for Multiscale Critical Missions
- Urban Functionality and Corporate Location Decisions After September 11, 2001-- Benefiting from the New York City Experience
- A Roadmap for Quantifying the Efficacy of Risk Management of Information Security and Interdependent SCADA Systems
- Book Review
- At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability, and Disasters
- Dealing With Terrorism - Stick or Carrot?
- The Risks of Terrorism
- A Review of Introduction to Homeland Security
- Extreme Emergencies: Humanitarian Assistance to Civilian Populations following Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Incidents -- A Sourcebook
- Related Research Article
- Related Research in Other Publications
- Communication/News
- Logic Models in Support of Homeland Security Strategy Development
- News Note on the ISCRAM2005 Conference
Articles in the same Issue
- Research Article
- Institutional Resilience and Disaster Planning for New Hazards: Insights from Hospitals
- Infrastructure Robustness for Multiscale Critical Missions
- Urban Functionality and Corporate Location Decisions After September 11, 2001-- Benefiting from the New York City Experience
- A Roadmap for Quantifying the Efficacy of Risk Management of Information Security and Interdependent SCADA Systems
- Book Review
- At Risk: Natural Hazards, People's Vulnerability, and Disasters
- Dealing With Terrorism - Stick or Carrot?
- The Risks of Terrorism
- A Review of Introduction to Homeland Security
- Extreme Emergencies: Humanitarian Assistance to Civilian Populations following Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Incidents -- A Sourcebook
- Related Research Article
- Related Research in Other Publications
- Communication/News
- Logic Models in Support of Homeland Security Strategy Development
- News Note on the ISCRAM2005 Conference
