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The Social Roots of Risk

Producing Disasters, Promoting Resilience

The Social Roots of Risk( )
Author: Tierney, Kathleen
Series title:High Reliability and Crisis Management Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8047-9139-7
Publication Date:Jul 2014
Publisher:Stanford University Press
Imprint:Stanford Business Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $40.00
Book Description:

Rather than acts of God or random acts of nature, The Social Roots of Risk argues that hazards, disasters, and crises of all sorts are produced by the social order itself--that the routine activities of institutions, organizations, and groups invite risk into our lives and put us in harms way.

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