Risk Management for Water Professionals

Technical, Psychological and Sociological Underpinnings
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-032-55659-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 266 g

Reihe: Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability

This book presents a comprehensive view of the different theories of risk management in water, drawing on recent studies that serve to inform the way that practitioners consider their own risk practice.

While it is commonplace to see risk described in technical and engineering terms when discussing water, this book argues that this is a flawed practice that results in poor decision-making, particularly where water intersects with social elements and the community. Challenging these traditionally held notions of risk, this book introduces the psychological and sociological underpinnings to water risk decisions. Using these, it argues for a broader view of risk-based thinking and proposes a number of evidence-based actions for policymakers to directly implement. Drawing on primary research conducted with water professionals across a variety of roles, this book highlights how the effect of psychological inputs, such as dread and reputation, can create barriers to implementing novel water solutions or projects. Through understanding the biases covered in this book, water practitioners can work to support processes that seek to encourage new and innovative methods in water management.

This book will be of great interest to professionals working in water management, including those in government roles, planning departments and consultancies. It is also a great reference for students of both water resource management and risk studies more generally.

Zielgruppe

Academic, Postgraduate, and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kosovac, Anna

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Wasserversorgung, Wasseraufbereitung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Entscheidungsfindung
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Risk and Water – Why Should We Care?

Chapter 2: Technical Theories of Risk

Chapter 3: Psychological Theories of Risk

Chapter 4: Sociological Theories of Risk

Chapter 5: Water Practitioners: How Do They See Risk? A Study

Chapter 6: Implications

Chapter 7: Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Anna Kosovac is a lecturer in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She holds a PhD in Risk Perceptions and Decision-Making in the Water Public Sector and has a decade of experience working in the public sector in water management.