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Adaptive non-conform behaviour in accident investigations in the road based heavy goods transport sector
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper presents findings from a study of 29 accident investigations in the heavy goods transportation sector in Norway. The investigations are performed by the Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA). The NSIA ... -
Affordability influences nutritional quality of seafood consumption among income and race/ethnicity groups in the United States
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background The 2020 US Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that the US population consume more seafood. Most analyses of seafood consumption ignore heterogeneity in consumption patterns by species, nutritional ... -
’All we have to do is be uncertain’: assessing the ‘amplification of institutional incertitude’ in European food safety and risk governance
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper addresses efforts made by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in recent years to foreground the identification, representation, and public disclosure of scientific uncertainty in its risk assessment ... -
Assumptions in quantitative risk assessments: When explicit and when tacit?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In quantitative risk assessments, several explicit assumptions need to be made, to compute the risk metrics addressed. Such assumptions may, for example, relate to the number of people exposed to specific hazards, to the ... -
Attack and Defense Strategies in Cyber War Involving Production and Stockpiling of Zero-Day Cyber Exploits
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Two players strike balances between allocating resources for defense and production of zero-day exploits. Production is further allocated into cyberattack or stockpiling. Applying the Cobb Douglas expected utility function ... -
Bayesian analysis: Critical issues related to its scope and boundaries in a risk context
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)Bayesian analysis constitutes an important pillar for assessing and managing risk, but it also has some weaknesses and limitations. The main aims of the present paper are to summarize the scope and boundaries of Bayesian ... -
Can Community Resettlement be Considered a Resilient Move? Insights from a Slow-Onset Disaster in the Colombian Andes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06)The degree to which communities can best withstand various forms of external stress, as well as what constitutes community resilience has been a matter of debate in discussions of development, resilience building, ... -
Can the use of road safety measures on national roads in Norway be interpreted as an informal application of the ALARP principle?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The ALARP principle, stating that risks should be reduced to a level “As Low As Reasonably Practicable”, is widely known and discussed in risk management. The principle is flexible, as the interpretation of the key concepts ... -
Cases of real-life policies related to risk: how can they enhance risk analysis and risk science
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Policies on risk constitute a core topic of risk analysis and risk science, and it is common at risk conferences to present real-life cases of such policies, for example related to the handling of climate change and ... -
The cautionary principle in risk management: Foundation and practical use
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The precautionary principle is well known among scientists, politicians and the public in general. However, the closely related and broader cautionary principle is not so often referred to. Whereas the precautionary principle ... -
Challenges Associated with Creeping Disasters in Disaster Risk Science and Practice: Considering Disaster Onset Dynamics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01)In this article, we set out to reconcile a general conceptualization of disaster temporalities by drawing on the epitome example of a creeping disaster, namely famine. Our argument is driven by the recognition that slowly ... -
The challenges experts face during creeping crises: the curse of complacency
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The policy literature has generally conceptualised crises as urgent public threats with clearly demarcated ‘focusing events’. Consequently, most studies have identified the main challenges faced by expert agencies involved ... -
A classification system for characterizing the integrity and quality of evidence in risk studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Risk management requires a balance between knowledge and values. Knowledge consists of justified beliefs and evidence, with evidence including data, assumptions, and models. While quality and integrity of evidence are ... -
Communication-related vulnerability to disasters: A heuristic framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)The concept of social vulnerability has been increasingly applied in disaster literature, but its communicative drivers have remained understudied. In this article, we put forward a heuristic framework for explaining how ... -
Community resilience – Systems and approaches in remote settlements
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper explores community resilience to climate-related disasters in the Arctic using the example of a tsunami event in the Uummannaq fjord systems. In 2017 the fjord experienced an avalanche-induced tsunami that ... -
Comparative Analysis of Households and Digital Currencies for the US, China and Russia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In a two-period decision model, a central bank chooses a CBDC (central bank digital currency) interest rate and a representative household allocates resources into production, consumption, CBDC holding, and non-CBDC holding. ... -
Competence constraints for fire and rescue personnel involved in tunnel fire safety as part of the tunnels risk acceptability
(Chapter, 2020)The Commission Directive 2004/54/EC provides minimum safety requirements for tunnels in the trans-European road network and has been implemented in the Norwegian regulatory framework. The Directive states that the tunnel ... -
Competition Between Variable-Supply and Fixed-Supply Currencies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)For one variable–supply currency in isolation, one player’s Cobb–Douglas utility depends on the current supply divided by the initial supply, multiplied by the inverse of the accumulative inflation/deflation. With equal ... -
The concept of plausibility in a risk analysis context: Review and clarifications of defining ideas and interpretations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The plausibility concept has gained increasing attention in recent years in risk analysis settings. A number of definitions exist, most of which interpret plausibility as an expression of uncertainty. The concept is ... -
A conceptual foundation for assessing and managing risk, surprises and black swans
(Chapter, 2017)This chapter presents and discusses some recent advances in the risk field, linked to the conceptualisation of risk and specifically addressing unforeseen events, surprises and so-called black swans. It shows how the ...