On Different Types of Uncertainties in the Context of the Precautionary Principle

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1515-1525

  Aven, Terje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Precautionary principle; Probability interpretation; Risk assessment; Scientific uncertainties

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; ALEATORY UNCERTAINTY; CAUSE-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURE; EPISTEMIC UNCERTAINTIES; EXPECTED VALUES; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT; PROBABILITY CONCEPTS; SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

CLASSIFICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

PROBABILITY; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 80054116252     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01612.x     Document Type: Article

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