Engineering decisions: Framework, process and concerns

Civil Engineering and Environmental Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 175-198

  Brown, Colin B ^a,b   Elms, David G ^c  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b Oregon State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

civil engineering; decision; information; philosophy; quality; risk; sustainability; system; uncertainty; value

Indexed keywords

DECISION; INFORMATION; PHILOSOPHY; SYSTEM; UNCERTAINTY; VALUE;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; IMAGE QUALITY; RISKS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; DECISION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; INFORMATION; PHILOSOPHY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84890801319     PISSN: 10286608     EISSN: 10290249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10286608.2013.853745     Document Type: Article

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