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Foundational Challenges for Advancing the Field and Discipline of Risk Analysis
Author(s) -
Aven Terje,
Flage Roger
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.972
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1539-6924
pISSN - 0272-4332
DOI - 10.1111/risa.13496
Subject(s) - multidisciplinary approach , engineering ethics , terminology , field (mathematics) , management science , discipline , perspective (graphical) , subject (documents) , risk management , risk analysis (engineering) , risk assessment , foundation (evidence) , data science , sociology , computer science , political science , engineering , social science , medicine , management , artificial intelligence , library science , pure mathematics , economics , law , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , computer security
Risk analysis as a field and discipline is about concepts, principles, approaches, methods, and models for understanding, assessing, communicating, managing, and governing risk. The foundation of this field and discipline has been subject to continuous discussion since its origin some 40 years ago with the establishment of the Society for Risk Analysis and the Risk Analysis journal. This article provides a perspective on critical foundational challenges that this field and discipline faces today, for risk analysis to develop and have societal impact. Topics discussed include fundamental questions important for defining the risk field, discipline, and science; the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary features of risk analysis; the interactions and dependencies with other sciences; terminology and fundamental principles; and current developments and trends, such as the use of artificial intelligence.