An argumentation-based method for managing complex issues in design of infrastructural systems

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1535-1545

  Marashi, Emad ^a   Davis, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Argumentation; Evidence theory; Process modelling; Systems approach; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RELIABILITY THEORY;

ARGUMENTATION; EVIDENCE THEORY; PROCESS MODELING; SYSTEMS APPROACH; UNCERTAINTY;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746686247     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2006.01.013     Document Type: Article

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