Figures & data
Figure 1. This shows an obvious risk of death or serious injury through falling onto the track as there is no track-side barrier. The trade-off in this case is between the risk of injury and the cost and difficulty of control.
![Figure 1. This shows an obvious risk of death or serious injury through falling onto the track as there is no track-side barrier. The trade-off in this case is between the risk of injury and the cost and difficulty of control.](/cms/asset/303d7d8a-6d2a-4f51-b832-33ae5b0f284f/rwle_a_2052952_f0001_oc.jpg)
Figure 2. The footpath along the Beachy Head cliffs is mostly unfenced despite a drop rising to over 150 m. The trade-off here is between the risk of falling and the desire to preserve an attraction in its natural state.
![Figure 2. The footpath along the Beachy Head cliffs is mostly unfenced despite a drop rising to over 150 m. The trade-off here is between the risk of falling and the desire to preserve an attraction in its natural state.](/cms/asset/c6f1f88b-7234-4a98-8863-c7fc9a265b88/rwle_a_2052952_f0002_oc.jpg)
Table 1. Comparison of B-RA and CBA.
Table 2. Examples of a compensatory and non-compensatory decision.
Figure 3. Margolis’ categorization of decisions which recognize or not (a) danger of harm and (b) opportunity costs of controlling the harm (Margolis, Citation1996).
![Figure 3. Margolis’ categorization of decisions which recognize or not (a) danger of harm and (b) opportunity costs of controlling the harm (Margolis, Citation1996).](/cms/asset/b4264ab2-6c05-4965-966c-e619e07331cb/rwle_a_2052952_f0003_ob.jpg)