On the critique of Beck's view on risk and risk analysis

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1043-1048

  Aven, Terje ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Critique; Foundational issues; Probability; Risk; Ulrich Beck

Indexed keywords

CAMPBELL; CRITIQUE; FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES; FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS; THEORY AND PRACTICE; ULRICH BECK;

PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISKS;

RISK ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DECISION THEORY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH HAZARD; LIFE EVENT; PERCEPTION; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF;

EID: 84856459276     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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