Risk zoning and risk decision making

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 3-18

  Zandvoort, Henk ^a,b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ethics; Informed consent; Nuclear power plants; Risk assessment; Risk communication; Risk decision making; Risk management; Risk mapping; Social progress; Strict liability

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049159747     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJRAM.2008.016137     Document Type: Article

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