A Heuristic Odyssey towards Good Risk Governance

Abstract

Since the dawn of mankind, people have strived to learn from accidents and find better ways of managing them. Throughout the years, society, technology and our environment (socio-tech-env domain) interact and co-evolve, triggering also change in the types of accidents we have to deal with. This paper attempts to depict my personal odyssey in this dynamic and complex landscape. It describes my present mental model and attempts to provide some ideas on how to improve risk governance. Its purpose is also to captivate readers¿ interest in this field of research and to trigger discussion with those who may wish to share experiences, raise awareness of this fascinating landscape and identify synergies for joint adventures in this domain.JRC.F.7-Energy systems evaluatio