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Risk preferences regarding multiple fatalities and some implications for societal risk decision making-an empirical study
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- Abrahamsson, Marcus (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Lunds universitets centrum för riskanalys och riskhantering (LUCRAM),Annan verksamhet, LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Avdelningen för Brandteknik,Institutionen för bygg- och miljöteknologi,Institutioner vid LTH,Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet,Lund University Centre for Risk Assessment and Management (LUCRAM),Other operations, LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,Division of Fire Safety Engineering,Department of Building and Environmental Technology,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Tehler, Henrik (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Lunds universitets centrum för riskanalys och riskhantering (LUCRAM),Annan verksamhet, LTH,Lunds Tekniska Högskola,Avdelningen för Brandteknik,Institutionen för bygg- och miljöteknologi,Institutioner vid LTH,Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet,Lund University Centre for Risk Assessment and Management (LUCRAM),Other operations, LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,Division of Fire Safety Engineering,Department of Building and Environmental Technology,Departments at LTH,Faculty of Engineering, LTH,Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety,Faculty of Engineering, LTH
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- Informa UK Limited, 2006
- 2006
- English.
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In: Journal of Risk Research. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1366-9877 .- 1466-4461. ; 9:7, s. 703-715
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Abstract
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- Risk preferences related to accidents or other situations involving the possibility of multiple fatalities were studied in 87 persons in Sweden belonging to two separate groups with professional or educational knowledge of risk- and crisis-management issues. Use was made of a tradeoff method, the results obtained consisting of von Neuman-Morgenstern utility functions over the range of 0-1000 fatalities. Most of the utility curves for the number of fatalities were found to be convex, implying the majority of subjects to display risk-seeking behaviour. Implications of the findings for societal risk decision making are discussed, along with prospective areas of application and the possibilities of considering other dimensions than the number of fatalities.
Subject headings
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Husbyggnad (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Building Technologies (hsv//eng)
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Tvärvetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Other Social Sciences -- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary (hsv//eng)
- TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER -- Samhällsbyggnadsteknik -- Annan samhällsbyggnadsteknik (hsv//swe)
- ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY -- Civil Engineering -- Other Civil Engineering (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- Societies and institutions
- Function evaluation
- Decision making
- Health risks
- Social aspects
- Risk assessment
- Accident prevention
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- art (subject category)
- ref (subject category)
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