Better environmental decision making - Recent progress and future trends

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 400, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 20-31

  Pollard, S J T ^a   Davies, G J ^a   Coley, F ^a   Lemon, M ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analysis; Decision; Environmental; Management; Policy; Risk

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PROBLEM SOLVING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ADDED VALUES; ANALYSIS; DECISION; DECISION PROCESSES; ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKINGS; EVIDENCE FRAMEWORKS; FUTURE TRENDS; POLICY; RECENT PROGRESSES; RECENT TRENDS; STRATEGIC RISKS;

RISK ANALYSIS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POLICY MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 54249087024     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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