Seismic risk mitigation decisions at ports: Multiple challenges, multiple perspectives

Natural Hazards Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 88-95

  Gregory, R ^a   Harstone, M ^b   Rix, G J ^c   Bostrom, A ^d  

^a DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Graham Long Compass Resource Management   (Canada)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Seismic risk mitigation decisions

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING PROCESS; DECISION PROCESS; EARTHQUAKE EVENTS; EMERGENCY RESPONSE; LOW LEVEL; MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES; RECENT PROGRESS; RISK MITIGATION; SEISMIC RISK; SEISMIC RISK MITIGATION; STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION;

EARTHQUAKES; MANAGERS;

DECISION MAKING;

DECISION MAKING; EARTHQUAKE EVENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MITIGATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PORT OPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAKEHOLDER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858033971     PISSN: 15276988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000043     Document Type: Article

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