Life quality index for the estimation of societal willingness-to-pay for safety

Structural Safety

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 181-199

  Pandey, M D ^a   Nathwani, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Discounting; Life quality index; Life table; Risk; Utility function; Value of statistical life; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

LIFE QUALITY INDEX (LQI);

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENGINEERING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 0346256567     PISSN: 01674730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2003.05.001     Document Type: Article

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