- Author
- Meacham, B. J.
- Title
- Understanding Risk: Quantification, Perceptions, and Characterization.
- Coporate
- Arup, Westborough, MA
- Journal
- Journal of Fire Protection Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 3, 199-227, August 2004
- Keywords
- risk analysis | fire risks | fire protection engineering | design applications | regulations | classifications | acceptability | decision making | uncertainity
- Identifiers
- systematic classification of risk perception; risk characterization; building regulatory communities; target probabilities for fire risks in buildings; As Low As Reasonably Achievable (ALARA); As Low As Reasonably Practical (ALARP); risk acceptability; risk tolerance; risk metrics; de minimis risk; social amplification of risk