From comparative risk assessment to multi-criteria decision analysis and adaptive management: Recent developments and applications

Environment International

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1072-1093

  Linkov, I ^a   Satterstrom, F K ^b   Kiker, G ^c   Batchelor, C ^d   Bridges, T ^d   Ferguson, E ^d  

^a Intertox Inc   (United States)

^b Cambridge Environmental Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Comparative risk assessment; Decision analysis; Risk analysis; Sediments

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; OPTIMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT (CRA); MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS (MCDA); RISK ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; PARADIGM SHIFT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ADAPTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTAMINATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; EVOLUTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; POLICY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK HARBOR; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750417727     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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