Cognitive Mapping Tools: Review and Risk Management Needs

Risk Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1333-1348

  Wood, Matthew D ^a,b   Bostrom, Ann ^c   Bridges, Todd ^b   Linkov, Igor ^b,d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagram; Mental model; Risk management; Stakeholder; Visual representation

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE MAPPING; CONCEPT MAPPING; CONCERNING RISK; DIAGRAM; FORMAL ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MENTAL MODEL; PLANNING PROCESS; RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENTS; RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; RISK MANAGER; STAKEHOLDER; VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS;

MANAGERS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

RISK PERCEPTION;

DECISION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN MAPPING; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84865159865     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01767.x     Document Type: Article

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