Acceptable risk and social values: Struggling with uncertainty in Australian water allocation

Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 113-121

  Syme, Geoffrey J ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Discounting; Heuristics; Intergenerational equity; Planning; Uncertainty; Water allocation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; PLANNING;

DISCOUNTING; HEURISTICS; INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY; UNCERTAINTY; WATER ALLOCATIONS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNMENT; HEURISTICS; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; REFORM PROCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER PLANNING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84889100600     PISSN: 14363240     EISSN: 14363259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00477-013-0694-1     Document Type: Article

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