Developed for use as a reference work in graduate and undergraduate courses as well as for researchers, policymakers, and interested laypersons, the book is a unique collection of authoritative yet accessible journal articles about risk. Drawn from a variety of disciplines including the physical and social sciences, engineering, and law, the articles deal with a wide range of public policy, regulatory, management, energy, and environmental issues. The selections are accompanied by introductory notes, questions for thought and discussion, and suggestions for further reading.

Foreword
Preface
Part I: Basic Concepts
Probing the Question of Technology-Induced Risk
M. Granger Morgan
Choosing and Managing Technology-Induced Risk
M. Granger Morgan
Defining Risk
Baruch Fischoff, Stephen R. Watson, and Chris Hope
Risk Analysis: Understanding 'How Safe Is Safe Enough?'
Stephen L. Derby and Ralph L. Keeney
Part II: Risk Comparisons
Analyzing the Daily Risks of Life
Richard Wilson
Rating the Risks
Paul Slovic, Baruch Fischoff, and Sarah Lichtenstein
Ranking Possible Carcinogenic Hazards
Bruce N. Ames, Renae Magaw, and Lois Swirsky Gold
Technical Comment: Carcinogenic Risk Estimation
Samuel S. Epstein and Joel B. Swartz
Response to Samuel S. Epstein et al.
Bruce N. Ames and Lois Swirsky Gold
Part III: Regulatory Issues
Risk, Science, and Democracy
William D. Ruckleshaus
No Risk if the Highest Risk of All
Aaron Wildavsky
Cost-Benefit Analysis: An Ethical Critique
Steven Kelman
Reply to Steven Kelman
Gerard Butters, John Calfee, and Pauline Ippolito
Part IV: Health Risk Assessment
Application of Risk Assessment to Food Safety Decision Making
Joseph Rodricks and Michael R. Taylor
Assessing Risks from Health Hazards: An Imperfect Science
Dale Hattis and David Kennedy
A Quantitative Estimate of Leukemia Mortality Associated with Occupational Exposure to Benzene
Mary C. White, Peter F. Infante, and Kenneth C. Chu
Letter to the Editor: Benzene and the One-Hit Model
Jerry L.R. Chandler
Letter to the Editor: Assessment of Leukemia Mortality Associated with Occupational Exposure to Benzene
Peter F. Infante, Mary C. White, and Kenneth C. Chu
Part V: Technological Risk Assessment
Social Benefit Versus Technological Risk
Chauncey Starr
The Application of Probabilistic Risk Assessment Techniques to Energy Technologies
Norman C. Rasmussen
Assessing the Risk of an LNG Terminal
Ralph L. Keeney, Ram B. Kulkarni, and Keshavan Nair
Part VI: Risk Communication
The Emergence of Risk Communication Studies: Social and Political Context
Alonzo Plough and Sheldon Krimsky
Getting to Maybe: Some Communications Aspects of Siting Hazardous Waste Facilities
Peter M. Sandman
Informed Choice or Regulated Risk? Lessons from a Study in Radon Risk Communication
F. Reed Johnson, Ann Fisher, V. Kerry Smith, and William H. Desvouges

Theodore S. Glickman is a senior fellow in the Center for Risk Management at Resources for the Future.

Michael Gough is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Risk Management at Resources for the Future.