Foundations and choice of risk metrics

Safety Science

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 386-399

  Johansen, Inger Lise ^a   Rausand, Marvin ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Analytic deliberative process; Evaluation criteria; Fundamental issues; Risk metrics

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; DECISION PROBLEMS; DECISION PROCESS; EVALUATION CRITERIA; FATAL ACCIDENTS; FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES; PRACTICAL GUIDANCE; RISK METRICS;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SAFETY TESTING;

RISK ANALYSIS;

AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVALUATION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; METRIC SYSTEM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK METRICS; VALIDITY;

EID: 84886242368     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2013.09.011     Document Type: Article

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