The Concepts of Risk, Safety, and Security: A Fundamental Exploration and Understanding of Similarities and Differences

Peter J. Blokland; Genserik L. Reniers

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-47229-0_2

The Concepts of Risk, Safety, and Security: A Fundamental Exploration and Understanding of Similarities and Differences

Peter J. Blokland^*, Genserik L. Reniers

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Safety and Security Science

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Abstract

When discussing the concepts of risk, safety, and security, people have an intuitive understanding of what these concepts mean and to a certain level, this understanding is universal. However, when delving into the meaning of the words and concepts in order to fully understand all their aspects, one is likely to fall into a semantic debate and ontological discussions. As such, this chapter explores the similarities and differences behind the perceptions to come to a fundamental understanding of the concepts, proposing a common semantic and ontological ground for safety and security science, introducing a definition of objectives as a central starting point in the study and management of risk, safety, and security.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
Publisher	Springer
Pages	9-16
Number of pages	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47229-0_2
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Name	SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology
ISSN (Print)	2191-530X
ISSN (Electronic)	2191-5318

Keywords

Definitions
Differences
Foundation
Risk
Safety
Security
Similarities

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