Combining quantitative and qualitative measures of uncertainty in model-based environmental assessment: The NUSAP system

Risk Analysis

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 481-492

  Van Der Sluijs, Jeroen P ^a,e   Craye, Matthieu ^b   Funtowicz, Silvio ^b   Kloprogge, Penny ^a   Ravetz, Jerry ^c   Risbey, James ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c Research Methods Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Controversy; NUSAP; Pedigree; Problem frames; Reflexivity; Uncertainty; Value laden assumptions

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

COMPLEX MODELS; MULTIDIMENSIONAL UNCERTAINTY; PEDIGREE ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; METHODOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CASE STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HEALTH HAZARD; PEDIGREE; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 18644368044     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2005.00604.x     Document Type: Article

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