Perspective
Risk Analysis: Celebrating the Accomplishments and Embracing Ongoing Challenges
Michael Greenberg,
Anthony Cox, Vicki Bier, Jim Lambert,
Karen Lowrie,
Warner North, Michael Siegrist, Felicia Wu,
Corresponding Author
Michael Greenberg
Edward J. Bloustein School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Address correspondence to Michael Greenberg, Edward J. Bloustein School, Rutgers University, 33 Livingston Avenue, Suite 100, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; mrg@rutgers.edu
Search for more papers by this authorJim Lambert
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorKaren Lowrie
Edward J. Bloustein School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFelicia Wu
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Search for more papers by this authorMichael Greenberg,
Anthony Cox, Vicki Bier, Jim Lambert,
Karen Lowrie,
Warner North, Michael Siegrist, Felicia Wu,
Corresponding Author
Michael Greenberg
Edward J. Bloustein School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Address correspondence to Michael Greenberg, Edward J. Bloustein School, Rutgers University, 33 Livingston Avenue, Suite 100, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; mrg@rutgers.edu
Search for more papers by this authorJim Lambert
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Search for more papers by this authorKaren Lowrie
Edward J. Bloustein School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFelicia Wu
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
As part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Society for Risk Analysis and Risk Analysis: An International Journal, this essay reviews the 10 most important accomplishments of risk analysis from 1980 to 2010, outlines major accomplishments in three major categories from 2011 to 2019, discusses how editors circulate authors’ accomplishments, and proposes 10 major risk-related challenges for 2020–2030. Authors conclude that the next decade will severely test the field of risk analysis.
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