Risk and Decision Analysis

摘要

Aims and Scope Risk and decision analysis are at the kernel of a broad number of professions, each dealing with risk in its own way-its definition, its measurement, its analysis, its valuation and its management. Each approach is based on needs, experience and know how, originating in the large experience acquired by necessities each profession is and has been confronted with when dealing with uncertainty and its consequences. Recent advances in Risk Mathematics combined with a far greater awareness of the risks we are subjected to (financial, operational, social, environmental weather and global warming, security and safety, engineering, health hazards, etc.) has also contributed to a convergence, to a synergy and to a cross fertilization across the many professions for which risk and decisions are now essential issues to be reckoned with. It is these trends that underlie the intent of the New Journal, Risk and Decision Analysis It will also seek to contribute to a far greater awareness of practice to the advances and approaches propounded by quantitative, statistical and non-quantitative approaches that contribute to our measuring, learning, valuing and reaching decisions under risk.