A method to evaluate the usability of interactive climate change impact decision aids

Climatic Change

Volumn 126, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 485-493

  Wong Parodi, Gabrielle ^a   Fischhoff, Baruch ^b   Strauss, Ben ^c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Climate Central   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FLOODS;

CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; COASTAL FLOODING; DECISION AIDS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84919877689     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: 15731480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1226-9     Document Type: Article

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