Background and aims The drinking environment is a complex system consisting of a number
of heterogeneous, evolving and interacting components, which exhibit circular causality and …

Background and aims Given the complexity of factors contributing to alcohol misuse,
appropriate epistemologies and methodologies are needed to understand and intervene …

Earthquakes are a huge global threat. In thirty-six countries, severe seismic risks threaten
populations and their increasingly interdependent systems of transportation, communication …

Managing crises in real time places a distinctive burden on public managers as they
encounter a gap between cognition of risk and action taken to reduce that risk. The …

Hispanic immigrant workers, who are heavily employed in low-skill/low-wage lodging and
foodservice jobs, work in environments that induce disproportionate health and safety risks …

This chapter expresses three cognitive genres: descriptive genre, normative/prescriptive
genre, and know‐how genre. The descriptive genre introduces and discusses on the …

Abstract Systems engineering tools and methodologies are increasingly being used in
urban planning and sustainable development applications. Such tools were previously …

This paper details the classic grounded theory approach used in a research project to
develop a conceptual theory for an engineering solution to address highly complex …

Communities exposed to intermittent but recurring risk confront the difficult problem of
recognizing when risk is imminent and mobilizing collective action to reduce harm. In many …

Sociotechnical systems are designed to perform technical functions under organizational
management for the benefit of society, but face major challenges in high risk operations …