An integrated framework for decision support on risk and uncertainty

Risk Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 285-300

  Aven, Terje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

decision support; integrated approach; Risk assessment; uncertainty assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958020135     PISSN: 14603799     EISSN: 17434637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/rm.2010.6     Document Type: Article

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