Societal concerns and risk decisions

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 556-563

  Ball, David J ^a   Boehmer Christiansen, Sonja ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Policy; Risk; Societal concern; Societal risk

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

SOCIETAL CONCERN; SOCIETAL RISK;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

DECISION MAKING; HAZARD; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; FLOODING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; POLLUTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 34248193819     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.10.070     Document Type: Article

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