TY - CHAP AU - Matthew P. Thompson AU - Alan A. Ager AU - Mark A. Finney AU - Dave E. Calkin AU - Nicole M. Vaillant ED - Yuzhou Luo Y1 - 2012-04-20 PY - 2012 T1 - The Science and Opportunity of Wildfire Risk Assessment N2 - Risk assessment is a critical component in the evaluation and protection of natural or anthropogenic systems. Conventionally, risk assessment is involved with some essential steps such as the identification of problem, risk evaluation, and assessment review. Other novel approaches are also discussed in the book chapters. This book is compiled to communicate the latest information on risk assessment approaches and their effectiveness. Presented materials cover subjects from environmental quality to human health protection. BT - Novel Approaches and Their Applications in Risk Assessment SP - Ch. 6 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/38210 DO - 10.5772/38210 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-04-25 ER -