A Bayesian benefit-risk model applied to the South Florida Building Code

Risk Analysis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 81-91

  Englehardt, James D ^a   Peng, Chengjun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b PAWA Complex Int Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Benefit; construction; disaster; hurricane

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CITY PLANNING; DISASTER; HOUSING; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; HAZARD MITIGATION; HURRICANE; MODELLING APPROACH; NATURAL HAZARD; SOUTH FLORIDA BUILDING CODE;

USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 84863350592     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1996.tb01438.x     Document Type: Article

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