Uncertainty and decision making: Volcanic crisis scenarios

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

Volumn 10, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 75-101

  Doyle, Emma E H ^a   McClure, John ^b   Paton, Douglas ^c   Johnston, David M ^a,d  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Decision making; Evacuations; Forecasts; Probabilities; Profession; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906730392     PISSN: 22124209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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