The blind spot in risk ethics: Managing natural hazards

Risk Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 354-360

  Doorn, Neelke ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Distribution problem; Ethics; Natural hazard; Responsibility

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ETHICAL ASPECTS; HAZARDS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BLIND SPOTS; DISTRIBUTION PROBLEM; ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS; NATURAL HAZARD; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK RESEARCH; TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; ETHICS; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; NATURAL HAZARD; RISK FACTOR;

DECISION MAKING; DISASTER; ETHICS; INFORMED CONSENT; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

DECISION MAKING; DISASTERS; INFORMED CONSENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84929605943     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/risa.12293     Document Type: Article

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