The concept of ignorance in a risk assessment and risk management context

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1117-1122

  Aven, T ^a   Steen, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ignorance; Precautionary principle; Risk assessment; Scientific uncertainties

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL STRUCTURES; IGNORANCE; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; PROBABILITY ASSIGNMENT; RELATIVE FREQUENCIES; RISK AND UNCERTAINTY; SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY; UNDERLYING FACTORS;

PROBABILITY; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77955853942     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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