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Making Responsible Decisions (When it Seems that You Can't) — by Jim Hall — last modified 2007-11-20 17:43

What happens when the uncertainties facing a decision maker are so severe that the assumptions in conventional methods based on probabilistic decision analysis are untenable? Jim Hall and Yakov Ben-Haim describe how the challenges of really severe uncertainties in domains as diverse as climate change, protection against terrorism and financial markets are stimulating the development of quantified theories of robust decision making.

Philosophy of flood fatalities — by Ilan Kelman — last modified 2006-06-28 23:15

A discussion on how to determine the number of deaths in flood disasters.

Aquavoice: prototyping a new approach to decision making — by Hamish Harvey — last modified 2006-06-21 16:03

Aquavoice is a prototype of a new sociotechnical construct - the Network Distributed Decision Support System - designed to support the direct involvement of all stakeholders in water-related decision making processes.

Uncertainties in the Integrated Assessment Process – A Tyndall Centre Project — by Peter Challenor — last modified 2006-06-22 12:27

Peter Challenor introduces a project examining uncertainties in the Tyndall Centre's Integrated Assessment Model.

Dependence mapping and best practice — by Peter Hawkes — last modified 2006-06-22 12:27

DEFRA/EA joint flood and coastal defence research project at HR Wallingford and CEH Wallingford.