Incomplete preferences in disaster risk management

International Journal of Technology, Policy and Management

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-358

  Espinoza, Nicolas ^a   Peterson, Martin ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Choice; Decision; Disaster risk; Incomparability; Incomplete preferences; Probabilistic preferences; Revealed preference

Indexed keywords

RISK MANAGEMENT;

CHOICE; DECISION; INCOMPARABILITY; INCOMPLETE PREFERENCES; PROBABILISTIC PREFERENCES; REVEALED PREFERENCE;

DISASTERS;

EID: 51149114802     PISSN: 14684322     EISSN: 17415292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTPM.2008.020163     Document Type: Article

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