Formal Methods in Policy Formulation: The Application of Bayesian Decision Analysis to the Screening, Structuring, Optimisation and Implementation of Policies within Complex Organisations: Interdisciplinary Systems Research

Analytical Methods in Policy Formulation.- The Field of Policy Analysis.- What Can Cost Benefit Analysis Learn from Decision Analysis?.- Methodologies for Facility Siting Decisions.- The Implementation of the Decision Analysis Approach in Policy Formulation.- Problems in the Application of Decision Analytic Methods to Policy Formulation.- Choosing the Dimensions and Uncertainties of an Evaluation.- Assessing Technological Advancement Using Groups of Experts.- Multiple Criteria Optimisation.- Use of Multidimensional Utility Functions in Hazardous Shipment Decisions.- Automating Decision Making for the Diagnosis Problem.- Planning Wildfire Protection for the Santa Monica Mountains: An Economic Analysis of Alternatives.- Operational Research and Public Policy.