For nanotechnology decisions, use decision analysis

Nano Today

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-10

  Linkov, Igor ^a   Bates, Matthew E ^a   Trump, Benjamin D ^b   Seager, Thomas P ^c   Chappell, Mark A ^a   Keisler, Jeffrey M ^d  

^a U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision analysis; Green nano manufacturing; Health and safety; Risk

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; MANUFACTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HUMAN HEALTH; HUMAN JUDGMENTS; KNOW-THAT; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS; NANO-MANUFACTURING; NANOMATERIAL; NEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES; NEW TECHNOLOGIES; OPTIMAL MATERIALS; PRODUCTION METHODS; QUALITATIVE INFORMATION; QUANTITATIVE ENGINEERING; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; RISKY DECISIONS; ROBUST PRODUCTION; SCIENTIFIC DATA; VALUE OF INFORMATION ANALYSIS;

DECISION MAKING;

NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; INFORMATION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTI CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84874513396     PISSN: 17480132     EISSN: 1878044X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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