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Risk, Tradeoffs, and Informed Consent:The Hundred-Year Flood
| Title | Risk, Tradeoffs, and Informed Consent:The Hundred-Year Flood |
| Publication Type | Case Study |
| Year of Publication | 2006 |
| Authors | Wujek, Joseph H. |
| Publisher | National Academy of Engineering |
| Publication Language | en-US |
| Keywords | and , Assessment , Cases , Data , Discipline: , ENGINEERING , ENVIRONMENTAL , ethical , foresight , General , interpretation , issues , of , Open-Ended , perception , presentation , product safety , professional responsibility , PUBLIC , results , RISK , risks , safety , Scenarios , Set , Type: , worker |
| Abstract | An oil refining company considers building a refinery on a flood plain. Periodic huge floods raise issues regarding whether worker housing should be built there and, if so, what types of housing would be most appropriate, according to numerical calculations of the frequency of severe flooding and of damages. Suitable for courses in construction, project management, engineering economics, and general engineering introductory, levels 1-4. |
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