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RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

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An Administrative View Of Model Uncertainty In Public Health, Clark D. Carrington Jun 1997

An Administrative View Of Model Uncertainty In Public Health, Clark D. Carrington

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Carrington reviews several ways to deal with model uncertainty, including those failing to acknowledge any use of models. He then evaluates six such methods with regard to, e.g., transparency and cost of execution.


Risk Objectivism And Risk Subjectivism: When Are Risks Real, Paul B. Thompson Jan 1990

Risk Objectivism And Risk Subjectivism: When Are Risks Real, Paul B. Thompson

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Typically, those who discuss Risk management envision a two-step process wherein, first, Risk is more or less objectively appraised and, second, the acceptability of those Risks is subjectively evaluated. This paper questions the philosophical foundations of that approach.