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Houston Environmental Foresight, an urban region comparative risk assessment, demonstrated the importance of process as well as analytic methodology. These features are best illustrated in the work of its Socioeconomic Subpanel, which assessed environmental risks to economic well-being and quality of life. Several issues are raised by the process and methods used by the subpanel. Some of these issues could be addressed through national research on comparative risk methods; other issues are most likely to be addressed through the incremental improvements of future projects.
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Wilson, J.D., Kohlhase, J.E. & Strawn, S. Quality of life and comparative risk in Houston. Urban Ecosystems 3, 113–129 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009575813596
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