Using the W&H integrated uncertainty analysis framework with non-initiated experts

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 145-152

  Krayer von Krauss, M P ^a   Janssen, Peter H M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Decision support; Expert elicitation; Ignorance; Information quality; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

EXPERT SYSTEMS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EXPERT ELICITATION; INFORMATION QUALITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 28244502050     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0162     Document Type: Article

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