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ENV 735 - Risk-Benefit Assessment

Credits 3

History, philosophy and methodology of risk-benefit analysis for environmental and health decision making. Explores the history of assessing costs and benefits of public projects, describes the current status of cost-effectiveness analysis in risk regulatory policy. Develops tools to estimate and compare risks, costs and benefits associated with governmental, societal and private risk decision-making.