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Perspectives on Uncertainty and Risk The PRIMA Approach to Decision Support

This volume is intended to stimulate a change in the practice of decision support, advocating an interdisciplinary approach centred on both social and natural sciences, both theory and practice. It addresses the issue of analysis and management of uncertainty and risk in decision support correspondi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: van Asselt, Marjolein B.A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2000, 2000
Edition:1st ed. 2000
Subjects:
Security Science And Technology
Sociology / Methodology
Environmental Management
Security Systems
Political Science
Sociological Methods
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction and research methodology
  • 2 Integrated Assessment
  • 3A Uncertainty
  • 3B Risk
  • 4 Uncertainty and risk in perspective
  • 5 Pluralistic framework for Integrated uncertainty Management and risk Analysis (prima)
  • 6 Exploring the need for prima: a case-study approach
  • 7 Searching for uncertainty in rivm’s Environmental Outlooks
  • 8 Exploring prima’s first steps in practice the case of the 5thEnvironmental Outlook
  • 9 Perspectives on uncertainty and risk: conclusion and discussion
  • Appendix 1 Letter to the Trouw editor
  • Appendix 2 Track record of DeKwaadsteniet affair
  • Appendix 3 Argumentation analysis schemes

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