Expert judgement of probability and risk

Making Essential Choices with Scant Information: Front-End Decision Making in Major Projects

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 213-229

  Wright, George ^a   Bolger, Fergus ^b   Rowe, Gene ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Institute for Food Research   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009292358     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230236837     Document Type: Chapter

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