Perspectives on risk in a decision-making context - Review and discussion

Safety Science

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 798-806

  Aven, Terje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC RISKS; RISK AND UNCERTAINTIES; RISK PERSPECTIVES; SOCIAL SCIENTISTS;

DECISION MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY FACTOR;

RISK ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EQUIPMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCIENTIST;

EID: 63749113450     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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