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B Maaskant - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the use of individual and societal risk criteria within the dutch flood Safety Policy nationwide estimates of societal risk and Policy applications
Risk Analysis, 2011Co-Authors: S N Jonkman, Ruben Jongejan, B MaaskantAbstract:The Dutch government is in the process of revising its flood Safety Policy. The current Safety standards for flood defenses in the Netherlands are largely based on the outcomes of cost-benefit analyses. Loss of life has not been considered separately in the choice for current standards. This article presents the results of a research project that evaluated the potential roles of two risk metrics, individual and societal risk, to support decision making about new flood Safety standards. These risk metrics are already used in the Dutch major hazards Policy for the evaluation of risks to the public. Individual risk concerns the annual probability of death of a person. Societal risk concerns the probability of an event with many fatalities. Technical aspects of the use of individual and societal risk metrics in flood risk assessments as well as Policy implications are discussed. Preliminary estimates of nationwide levels of societal risk are presented. Societal risk levels appear relatively high in the southwestern part of the country where densely populated dike rings are threatened by a combination of river and coastal floods. It was found that cumulation, the simultaneous flooding of multiple dike rings during a single flood event, has significant impact on the national level of societal risk. Options for the application of the individual and societal risk in the new flood Safety Policy are presented and discussed.
Stephen E. Brock - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Analysis of Safety Policy Making: Implications for School Psychologists
Contemporary School Psychology, 2020Co-Authors: Angela Mann, Stephen E. BrockAbstract:Despite data indicating that schools are safe, and safer today than they were 20 years ago, it is not uncommon for both the general public and school Policymakers to exaggerate Safety threats following high-fatality school shootings such as the attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Often this leads to reactionary policies not supported by science. This paper reviews current school Safety Policy making efforts, with special attention directed to a Policy analysis conducted by the Education Commission of the States, reviews the literature surrounding school Safety approaches, and draws contrasts between the two. Implications for school psychology practice and for school Safety advocacy are discussed.
S N Jonkman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the use of individual and societal risk criteria within the dutch flood Safety Policy nationwide estimates of societal risk and Policy applications
Risk Analysis, 2011Co-Authors: S N Jonkman, Ruben Jongejan, B MaaskantAbstract:The Dutch government is in the process of revising its flood Safety Policy. The current Safety standards for flood defenses in the Netherlands are largely based on the outcomes of cost-benefit analyses. Loss of life has not been considered separately in the choice for current standards. This article presents the results of a research project that evaluated the potential roles of two risk metrics, individual and societal risk, to support decision making about new flood Safety standards. These risk metrics are already used in the Dutch major hazards Policy for the evaluation of risks to the public. Individual risk concerns the annual probability of death of a person. Societal risk concerns the probability of an event with many fatalities. Technical aspects of the use of individual and societal risk metrics in flood risk assessments as well as Policy implications are discussed. Preliminary estimates of nationwide levels of societal risk are presented. Societal risk levels appear relatively high in the southwestern part of the country where densely populated dike rings are threatened by a combination of river and coastal floods. It was found that cumulation, the simultaneous flooding of multiple dike rings during a single flood event, has significant impact on the national level of societal risk. Options for the application of the individual and societal risk in the new flood Safety Policy are presented and discussed.
Angela Mann - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Analysis of Safety Policy Making: Implications for School Psychologists
Contemporary School Psychology, 2020Co-Authors: Angela Mann, Stephen E. BrockAbstract:Despite data indicating that schools are safe, and safer today than they were 20 years ago, it is not uncommon for both the general public and school Policymakers to exaggerate Safety threats following high-fatality school shootings such as the attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Often this leads to reactionary policies not supported by science. This paper reviews current school Safety Policy making efforts, with special attention directed to a Policy analysis conducted by the Education Commission of the States, reviews the literature surrounding school Safety approaches, and draws contrasts between the two. Implications for school psychology practice and for school Safety advocacy are discussed.
Leonard Evans - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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twenty thousand more americans killed annually because us traffic Safety Policy rejects science
American Journal of Public Health, 2014Co-Authors: Leonard EvansAbstract:If traffic fatalities in the United States had declined by the same percentage as occurred in any one of seven other countries, 20 000 fewer Americans would be killed each year. So concludes an article in this issue.(1) Here I propose that these additional Americans die because the United States excludes science from influencing traffic-Safety Policy. This happens largely because of the uniquely powerful role of litigation in the United States. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print June 12, 2014: e1-e3. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2014.301919). Language: en
