Risk governance

Handbook of Risk Theory: Epistemology, Decision Theory, Ethics, and Social Implications of Risk

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1093-1117

  Hermans, Marijke A ^a   Fox, Tessa ^a   Van Asselt, Marjolein B A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84929612896     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1433-5_44     Document Type: Chapter

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