Analyzing evacuation decisions using multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT)

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 163-174

  Kailiponi, Paul ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency management; Evacuation; Multi attribute utility theory; Risk

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MANAGERS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS;

CONFLICTING OBJECTIVES; DECISION MODELING; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROJECTS; EVACUATION; FORECAST PRECISION; GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS; MULTI-ATTRIBUTE UTILITY THEORY;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 78650542702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18777058     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2010.07.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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