A guidance for assessing and communicating uncertainties

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 125-131

  Janssen, Peter H M ^a   Petersen, Arthur C ^a   van der Sluijs, J P ^b   Risbey, James S ^c   Ravetz, Jerry R ^d  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Research Methods Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Guidance; Interaction; Science policy; Tool catalogue; Uncertainty assessment

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GUIDANCE SYSTEM; SCIENCE POLICY; TOOL CATALOGUE; UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

COMMUNICATION; POLICY MAKING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCIENCE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 28244470965     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0160     Document Type: Article

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