Normal Accidents
Author | : Charles Perrow |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0691004129 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780691004129 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Normal Accidents by : Charles Perrow
Download or read book Normal Accidents written by Charles Perrow and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text analyzes the social side of technological risk. It argues that the conventional engineering approach to ensuring safety fails because systems complexity makes failures inevitable. It provides a framework for analyzing risks and the complex systems which often engender them.