• Progress, traditions and future directions in research on disasters involving slow-onset hazards 

      Ukjent forfatter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)
      Purpose The importance of onset speed has been stressed by disaster researchers and inter-governmental bodies for some time, but its meaning and knowledge frontier has not been explored in depth. The purpose of this paper ...
    • Radiofrequency Interference Strategies Targeting Marine Navigation Systems: Political Motives and Consequences 

      Westbrook, Tegg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)
      Maritime traffic from the Baltic Sea and Black Sea to the Strait of Hormuz has experienced frequent and prolonged instances of radiofrequency interference which has been attributed to military exercises, anti-drone defence, ...
    • Risk Communication Between Companies and Local Stakeholders for Improving Accident Prevention and Emergency Response 

      Baram, Michael; Lindøe, Preben Hempel (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology: Safety Management;, Chapter, 2018)
      Hazardous industrial areas pose major accident risks. In recent years, two innovative approaches have been used for improving accident prevention and emergency response beyond conventional regulatory requirements: the ...
    • Risk science applied to major risk events in history 

      Thekdi, Shital; Aven, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Major risk events in history are often labeled as black swans or as unforeseeable given the risk policies and procedures existing at the time. Hindsight suggests that many of these events could have been foreseeable. This ...
    • Risk Science Contributions: Three Illustrating Examples 

      Aven, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)
      This article aims to demonstrate that risk science is important for society, industry and all of us. Rather few people today, including scientists and managers, are familiar with what this science is about—its foundation ...
    • A risk science perspective on the discussion concerning Safety I, Safety II and Safety III 

      Aven, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)
      Recently, there has been a discussion in the safety science community concerning the validity of basic approaches to safety, referred to as Safety I, Safety II and Safety III, with Erik Hollnagel and Nancy Leveson in leading ...
    • The Risks of the Mask 

      Shapiro, Matan-Ilan; Bouder, Frederic Emmanuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)
      In this article we go beyond epidemiological models to make a case for a more holistic approach to the use of face masks as a risk mitigation factor in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. We argue that while masking ...
    • A systems thinking approach to safety in Norwegian avalanche rescue operations 

      Lunde, Albert; Njå, Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)
      Snow avalanches crossing roads constitute a major safety challenge to both road users and avalanche rescuers in Norway. In this paper, we reassess the current emergency response situation by using systems safety theory. ...
    • Three influential risk foundation papers from the 80s and 90s: Are they still state-of-the-art? 

      Aven, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)
      Three of the most influential scientific works in the risk field, at least in the engineering environment, are Stan Kaplan and John Garrick's paper from 1981 on risk quantification, George Apostolakis’ paper on probability ...
    • Trojan Spoofing: A Threat to Critical Infrastructure 

      Westbrook, Tegg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This article explores the phenomenon of location spoofing – where the spoofer is able to ‘teleport’ systems in and out of defined locations, either for the purpose of infiltration into no-go zones or for the ‘teleportation’ ...
    • Understanding the implications of low knowledge and high uncertainty in risk studies 

      Thekdi, Shital; Aven, Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-11)
      Risk analysis has existed for thousands of years and will continue to grow in importance across professions and industries. Of special importance is the need to understand and manage risk when there is low knowledge and ...
    • Understanding variation in national climate change adaptation: securitization in focus 

      Rhinard, Mark Charles Thomas; Morsut, Claudia; Angell, Elisabeth; Neby, Simon; Englund, Mathilda; Barquet, Karina; Mees, Heleen; Surian, Jana; Vashishtha, Swapnil; Segnestam, Lisa; Engen, Ole Andreas Hegland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-12)
      Climate change is recognized today not just as a pressing and prominent issue on government agendas but also one that has been increasingly ‘securitized’ in a variety of national and global settings. We know little, however, ...
    • Vulnerability and vulnerable groups from an intersectionality perspective 

      Kuran, Christian Henrik Alexander; Morsut, Claudia; Kruke, Bjørn Ivar; Krüger, Marco; Segnestam, Lisa; Orru, Kati; Nævestad, Tor-Olav; Airola, Merja; Keränen, Jaana; Gabel, Friedrich; Hansson, Sten; Torpan, Sten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)
      In general, the identification and protection of vulnerable groups in the case of hazards or when a crisis unfolds is an issue that any crisis and disaster risk management should address, since people have different levels ...