Innovative Thinking in Risk, Crisis, and Disaster Management

Contributors identified only by name consider what contribution late modern approaches to risk assessment and management might make to restoring the public's faith in science and technology and in the state's ability to deliver peace and security, and to people's quality of life. Among the topics are empowering emergency responders, terrorism and the risk society, risk and the social impact of information and communication technologies, aviation and corporate social responsibility, managing risks in a climatically dynamic environment, and whether there is a future for late-modern social formations in Detroit. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Dr Simon Bennett is the Director of the Civil Safety and Security Unit at the University of Leicester, UK. After ten years in IT management, Simon obtained a PhD in the sociology of scientific knowledge. He also has a BA in Public Administration and an MA in Communications and Technology. Simon has worked as a consultant to both the aviation and rail industries and sits on the Editorial Board for the journal Risk Management. He edits the Vaughan College (University of Leicester) series of monographs and is the author of A Sociology of Commercial Flight Crew. His latest publication, The Pilot Lifestyle: A Sociological Study of the Commercial Pilot's Work and Home Life, is the product of a six-month research contract for the British Air Line Pilots' Association.