The role of quantitative risk assessments for characterizing risk and uncertainty and delineating appropriate risk management options, with special emphasis on terrorism risk

Risk Analysis

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 587-600

  Aven, Terje ^a   Renn, Ortwin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Risk assessments; Terrorism risk; Uncertainties

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT APPROACHES; EXPECTED VALUES; KEY FEATURES; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS; RISK AND UNCERTAINTIES; RISK PERSPECTIVES; SCENARIO BUILDINGS; TERRORISM RISK; UNCERTAINTIES; UNCERTAINTY ASSESSMENTS;

RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CALCULATION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; POLITICS; PROBABILITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE RISK ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TERRORISM; UNCERTAINTY;

RISK ASSESSMENT; TERRORISM; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 62749180828     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2008.01175.x     Document Type: Review

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