Complexity and uncertainty: Problem or asset in decision making of mega infrastructure projects?

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1984-2000

  Salet, Willem ^a   Bertolini, Luca ^a   Giezen, Mendel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84886288791     PISSN: 03091317     EISSN: 14682427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2427.2012.01133.x     Document Type: Article

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