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In retrospect: Normal Accidents

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  • Nick Pidgeon

    (Nick Pidgeon is professor of applied psychology at Cardiff University, Wales, CF10 3AT, UK.)

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As Japan strives to overcome the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Nick Pidgeon reflects on Charles Perrow's classic book about why complex technologies fail.

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  • Nick Pidgeon, 2011. "In retrospect: Normal Accidents," Nature, Nature, vol. 477(7365), pages 404-405, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:477:y:2011:i:7365:d:10.1038_477404a
    DOI: 10.1038/477404a
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