Characterizing environmental harm: Developments in an approach to strategic risk assessment and risk management

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1551-1560

  Pollard, Simon J T ^a,c   Kemp, Ray V ^b   Crawford, Mark ^b   Duarte Davidson, Raquel ^a   Irwin, James G ^a   Yearsley, Roger ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b GALSON SCIENCES LTD   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental harm; Options appraisal; Strategic risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; PUBLIC POLICY; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES; STRATEGIC ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTIES;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROBABILITY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11344280154     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00549.x     Document Type: Article

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