The Illusion of Risk Control: What Does It Take to Live with Uncertainty?

1 Uncertainty: new perspectives, questions and proposals, by Gilles Motet.- 2 Uncertainty - its ontological status and relation to safety, by Ove Nj, ivind Solberg & Geir Sverre Braut.- 3 A conceptual foundation for assessing and managing risk, surprises and black swans, by Terje Aven.- 4 Recognizing complexity in risk management: the challenge of the Improbable, by Jean Paris.- 5 Promoting safety by increasing uncertainty - Implications for risk Management, by Gudela Grote.- 6 Practices in the danger culture of late industrial society, by Arie Rip.- 7 Judicial Review of Uncertain Risks in Scientific Research, by Eric E. Johnson.- 8 What can Japan's early modern capital of Edo teach us about risk management?, by Jordan Sand.- 9 Conclusion, by Corinne Bieder.