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Scientific Uncertainty and Its Implications for Environmental Problem Solving
John Lemons
Blackwell Publishing
1996
Paperback 512pp, illus ISBN 0865424764
£82.00
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- Defines the problems and implications of scientific uncertainty for the environmental profession.
- Contains practical recommendations for how scientific uncertainty can be factored
Understanding and solving the pressing environmental problems that face us today
requires application of the best scientific knowledge available. Most environmental managers
currently are using books that focus on scientific methods, techniques, models and data that
might be helpful. But as environmental problems become more complex, it is unclear to what
extent scientific knowledge is adequate or appropriate as a basis for environmental
decision-making. Because managers need to be aware that scientific results are based on
probabilities rather than definitives, this book takes a case-study approach to the subject,
with contributions from leading names in the field evaluating the implications of scientific
uncertainty. Additionally, the contributors offer practical recommendations for how uncertainty
can be factored into the environmental decision-making processes.
Contents
Introduction: Scientific Uncertainty And Environmental Problem-Solving
Methodological Rules For Four Classes Of Scientific Uncertainty
Uncertainties In The Disposal Of High-Level Nuclear Waste
Scientific Uncertainty As A Constraint To Environmental Problem-Solving: Large-Scale Ecosystems
Uncertainty In Managing Ecosystems Sustainably
Scientific Uncertainty And Environmental Policy: Four Pollution Case Studies
Uncertainties Associated With Extrapolating From Toxicological Responses In Laboratory
Systems To The Responses Of Natural Systems
The Conservation Of Biodiversity: Scientific Uncertainty And The Burden Of Proof
Resolving Uncertainty In Marine Fisheries Management: Can We?
Scientific Uncertainties And Water Resources Management
Scientific Uncertainty And The Environmental Impact Assessment Process In The United States
Implications Of Scientific Uncertainty To Environmental Impact Assessment: The International Environment
Environmental Problem-Solving In An Age Of Electronic Communications: Towards An Integrated
Or Reductionist Model?
The Implications Of Scientific Uncertainty To Environmental Law
Science Assumptions And Misplaced Certainty In Natural Resources And Environmental Problem-Solving
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