Evaluating the quality of structured environmental management decisions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 4831-4837

  Wilson, Robyn S ^a   Arvai, Joseph L ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION; STRUCTURED DECISION MAKING (SDM); UNSTRUCTURED CONTROL CONDITION;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33747473704     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051932b     Document Type: Article

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