Perceptional Biases in Risk Valuation under Small Probability and Catastrophic Loss
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عنوان ژورنال: INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING REVIEW
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0913-4034,1884-8303
DOI: 10.2208/journalip.17.381