The Research On Engineering Risk From The Social Constructivism Perspective

The engineering has become an integral part of human existence and developmentactivities, Engineering activities not only enrich our material life, but also enrich ourspiritual life. However, when we enjoy to the interests brought by the engineeringactivities, we had to face the high-risk of the engineering activities, too. Because theengineering risk can not be avoided in engineering activities, so there are a largenumber of experts and scholars researching this field from the perspective of economicsand management, In recent years, Innovative using of philosophical perspective toanalyze a variety of concepts and the various engineering phenomena found a new wayof engineering research. This paper attempts to do the research of engineering risk in thephilosophical perspective of social constructionist theory, Social constructionist theoryoften provides a new perspective to explore the various social, scientific issues, and Ihope to make a different understanding of engineering risks by using this newperspective to explain the engineering risks.First, this paper make the overview of engineering risk from the aspects ofEconomics, Management, Social Studies and humanities, engineering philosophy,consider of these research is not enough to make comprehensive and profoundknowledge and understanding of engineering risks,then I found that socialconstructionism often provide a new perspective in the study of some social problems,and thus find a new way for the study of these issues, it was decided the perspective ofsocial constructivism is research perspective of the full text. Second, Summary ofsummary of the engineering, the risk of a variety of concepts and meaning Summarizethe conception about engineering and engineering risk recapitulative, Typical conceptsand content of thing at the serve of understanding engineering risk, then make adiscussion of the lack of typical concepts of engineering risk, which lead to thedefinition of Constructivism of the engineering risk, then analyzes Constructivismcontent of the engineering of natural risks and social risks. At last summarizes thecharacteristics of the engineering risks at perspective of the social constructionist. Afterthat discuss the specific performance of engineering risk from socio-economic,ecological environment and culture, then analyze the reason of The existence of theengineering risk from the defects of human nature, the complexity of engineeringsystems, the diversity. illustrates the harm caused by the engineering risks in the actualproject activities combined with the example of the Three Gorges Project. Finally, byBuilding models we learn Structure, occurrence, development and the root ofengineering risk, Reveal that Each step in the engineering activities are inseparable from human activities, then, propose Strategic suggestions to avoid engineering risk.