toward safe

Cognitive Work Analysis: Toward Safe, Productive, and Healthy Computer-Based Work
$114.95
Vicente himself observed that before him there only existed sophisticated guidelines on different aspects of human-machine interaction but no holistic approach that is fit for the engineer. So he undertook the work and succeeded. Building on known technics he refined and combined them to form a coherent framework that guides you from the first assessment to the final delivery, putting emphasis on the 'get it right the first time' principle. In contrast with other books on human machine interaction the ideas of the book are coherent, logical and refreshing to read.The work is intended for big industrial projects, so our positive experince with a small-scale project is not representative. Still, Vincentes book is not a cookery-book but on the abstract and generic level and capable of being used in very different enviroments.The only drawback is the use of the example microworld. I believe that most readers would have rather read about Vincentes experience in nuclear power plants with all its technical complexity than being bored by his fabricated and dull pump system.

The Florida manatee and eco-tourism: toward a safe minimum standard [An article from: Ecological Economics]
$8.95
This digital document is a journal article from Ecological Economics, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Description:
Development of a safe minimum standard (SMS) is proposed for the Florida manatee. Analysis was conducted to determine if preservation benefits of its recovery exceeded forgone development benefits. The manatee is a long-term endangered marine mammal that has brought millions of dollars to many coastal Florida communities. Its population has increased significantly in recent years. However, in part due to frequent motorboat collisions related injuries and deaths, the mammal continues to need protection and its long-term prospects are highly uncertain. Measurable protection benefits include local tourism revenues, as coastal Florida experiences significant manatee-related tourism, and ecological services performed by manatees through consumption of hydra in waterways, which otherwise have to be dredged. To account for the more difficult to measure preservation benefits, a contingent valuation method (CVM) survey was sent to a random sample of Citrus County, Florida residents. This county contains important winter habitat and receives significant manatee-related tourism. The CVM survey described a hypothetical market to measure household willingness to pay to protect manatees. Statistical analysis was performed on the determinants of the value of manatee preservation. Forgone net development benefits were proxied only on the cost of law enforcement of boating speed limits. The study found that the benefits of manatee protection in Citrus County greatly exceeded the development benefits foregone by approximately $8.2-$9 million, primarily related to eco-tourism. These results support an SMS policy at current population levels or higher.

Serpent's Lair
$1.99

Towards Safe City Centres? (Re-Materialising Cultural Geography)
$99.95
In recent years, old industrial cities have felt the pressure to revitalise and regenerate their failing economic base, adapting their system of governance, embarking upon local economic development and attempting to attract growth industries. One of the key aspects of urban life and policy deemed necessary to be improved in order to succeed in this is crime control, including policing and community safety.Illustrated by a case study of Glasgow, this book explores the connections, practices and policies of economic regeneration, community safety and policy. Beginning with an overview of the issues of crime control, imagineering and city centre upgrading, it then examines how practices of regulating city spaces are carried out using community safety policies, policing of homeless people and street prostitutes, and by regulating businesses in the wake of economic restructuring.