Raw material criticality in the context of classical risk assessment

Resources Policy

Volumn 44, Issue , 2015, Pages 35-46

  Glöser, Simon ^a   Tercero Espinoza, Luis ^a   Gandenberger, Carsten ^a   Faulstich, Martin ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Critical raw materials; Criticality assessment; Criticality matrix; Risk matrix; Supply risks

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; CRITICALITY (NUCLEAR FISSION); MINERAL INDUSTRY; RISK ANALYSIS;

CRITICAL RAW MATERIALS; CRITICALITY ASSESSMENT; HIGH-TECH APPLICATIONS; MARKET CONCENTRATION; RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION; RISK MATRIX; SUPPLY RISK; TOTAL MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; METAL; MINERAL; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84921915607     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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