We are living in a risky world, and it is getting riskier and riskier. As one of my fundamental claims that have been delivered to various audience including scho-lars, practitioners and government officers, first, risk avoidance system in today’s world is becoming so interconnected; second, it is fully supported by a great of risk issues that have been addressed in this edited volume. Such risk issues, to name a few, include typical financial risk such as credit risk and market risk, construction risk management, supply chain risks, energy risk assessment, environmental risk analysis, risk management and sustainable development
