Risk management should be about efficiency and equity

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages

  Morgan, M Granger ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT RISK MANAGEMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; POLLUTION; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033988804     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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