Risk assessment of international construction projects using the analytic network process

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1170-1181

  Bu Qammaz, Amani Suliman ^a   Dikmen, Irem ^a   Birgonul, M Talat ^a  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Analytic network process; International construction; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS; DECISION MAKERS; DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION; INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; RELATIVE PRIORITIES; RISK FACTORS; RISK INFORMATION; RISK LEVELS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CONSTRUCTION; DATABASE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBALIZATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PROJECT DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 70349221014     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L09-061     Document Type: Article

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