A probabilistic approach for a cost-benefit analysis of oil spill management under uncertainty: A Bayesian network model for the Gulf of Finland

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 158, Issue , 2015, Pages 122-132

  Helle, Inari ^a   Ahtiainen, Heini ^b   Luoma, Emilia ^a   Hänninen, Maria ^c   Kuikka, Sakari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Cost benefit analysis; Environmental valuation; Gulf of Finland; Maritime safety; Oil spill

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

BAYESIA N NETWORKS; BAYESIAN NETWORK MODELS; COST-BENEFITS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; GULF OF FINLAND; LARGE-SCALES; MARITIME SAFETY; PROBABILISTICS APPROACH; UNCERTAINTY;

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; OIL SPILL; PROBABILITY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BALTIC SEA; BAYES THEOREM; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FINLAND; HUMAN; MODEL; OIL SPILL; UNCERTAINTY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; SEA; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WATER POLLUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; GULF OF FINLAND;

BAYES THEOREM; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; FINLAND; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCEANS AND SEAS; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; UNCERTAINTY; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84930179329     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.04.042     Document Type: Article

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