Comparative Risk Assessment and Environmental Decision Making

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Linkov, Igor (Editor), Ramadan, Abou Bakr (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Series: Nato Science Series: IV: Earth and Environmental Sciences, 38
• Subjects: Environment.; Ecology.; Environmental management.; Ecotoxicology.; Environmental Management.

Decision making in environmental projects is typically a complex and confusing process characterized by trade-offs between socio-political, environmental, and economic impacts. Comparative Risk Assessment (CRA) is a methodology applied to facilitate decision making when various activities compete fo...