Resilience Engineering: Concepts and Precepts

by Erik Hollnagel (Editor)

For Resilience Engineering, "failure" is the result of the adaptations necessary to cope with the complexity of the real world, rather than a malfunction. Human performance must continually adjust to current conditions and, because resources and time are finite, such adjustments are always approximate. Featuring contributions from leading international figures in human factors and safety, Resilience Engineering provides thought-provoking insights into system safety as an aggregate of its various components – subsystems, software, organizations, human behaviours – and the way in which they interact.

Genres: Technology, Technical, Design, Nonfiction, Engineering, Reference, Business

416 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 28, 2006

Reviews

[Ron Cruz · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's got great constructs and discussions, but it's difficult to get through.

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Densely packed with well thought through ideas for emergency management, business continuity, risk management, resilience building and associated areas of work.