A Critical Look at Risk Assessments for Global Catastrophes

Risk Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 157-168

  Kent, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asteroid; Experiment; Global catastrophe; Risk policy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ASTROPHYSICS; DATA REDUCTION; HAZARDS; PUBLIC POLICY; STANDARDS;

CATASTROPHE RISKS; RISK MINIMIZATION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AVERSION; DEATH; DISASTER; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; POLICY; RADIATION HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; THEORY;

EID: 1442354781     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0272-4332.2004.00419.x     Document Type: Review

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