Introduction

The concept of risk became an important research area in the second half of the 20th century, and it is constantly being developed in both methodological areas and industrial applications. Different approaches to risk assessment and management can be found in the literature. Therefore, as part of the introduction, it is necessary to present the most important concepts and classifications that define the directions of contemporary research on risk management. Chapter 1 also discusses the leading trends of recent years, which have strongly influenced the growing interest in the concept of risk in both academia and industry. These trends necessitate further research on risk assessment and management methods and their adaptation to changing market conditions. Based on their analysis, the Author has defined the main objective and scope of the results presented in the monograph..