Risk response to environmental hazards to health - Towards an ecological approach

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 593-622

  Briggs, David ^a   Stern, Richard ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Response; Risk; Risk communication; Role; Stakeholders

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS; GOVERNANCE STRATEGIES; RISK RESPONSE; STAKEHOLDERS;

RISK ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547498750     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13669870701315799     Document Type: Article

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