Use of fuzzy evidential reasoning in maritime security assessment

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 95-120

  Yang, Z L ^a   Wang, J ^a   Bonsall, S ^a   Fang, Q G ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Evidential reasoning; Fuzzy logic; Maritime security assessment; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; FUZZY LOGIC; FUZZY SETS; FUZZY SYSTEMS; NUCLEAR MATERIALS SAFEGUARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATERWAY TRANSPORTATION;

DIVERSE DATUMS; EVIDENTIAL REASONING; FUZZY EVIDENTIAL REASONINGS; INFERENCE MECHANISMS; INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITIONS; MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS; MARITIME INDUSTRIES; MARITIME SECURITY ASSESSMENT; MARITIME TRANSPORTS; MULTIPLE EXPERTS; MULTIPLE SELECTIONS; SECURITY ASSESSMENTS; TRANSPARENT TOOLS;

SECURITY OF DATA;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; MARITIME TRANSPORTATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECURITY; TERRORISM;

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 58149196641     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01158.x     Document Type: Article

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