| Discerning Experts: The Practices of Scientific Assessment for Environmental Policy Contributor(s): Oppenheimer, Michael (Author), Oreskes, Naomi (Author), Jamieson, Dale (Author) |
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ISBN: 022660201X ISBN-13: 9780226602011 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy - Science | History |
| Dewey: 363.705 |
| LCCN: 2018021455 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Discerning Experts assesses the assessments that many governments rely on to help guide environmental policy and action. Through their close look at environmental assessments involving acid rain, ozone depletion, and sea level rise, the authors explore how experts deliberate and decide on the scientific facts about problems like climate change. They also seek to understand how the scientists involved make the judgments they do, how the organization and management of assessment activities affects those judgments, and how expertise is identified and constructed. Discerning Experts uncovers factors that can generate systematic bias and error, and recommends how the process can be improved. As the first study of the internal workings of large environmental assessments, this book reveals their strengths and weaknesses, and explains what assessments can--and cannot--be expected to contribute to public policy and the common good. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shindell, Matthew: - Matthew Shindell is curator of planetary science and exploration at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum.Oppenheimer, Michael: - Michael Oppenheimer is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs at Princeton University.Jamieson, Dale: - Dale Jamieson is professor of environmental studies and philosophy at New York University.Oreskes, Naomi: - Naomi Oreskes is professor of the history of science at Harvard University.Brysse, Keynyn: - Keynyn Brysse is a historian of science with a focus on the history of paleontology.O'Reilly, Jessica: - Jessica O'Reilly is an assistant professor of international studies at Indiana University Bloomington.Wazeck, Milena: - Milena Wazeck is a historian of science and the author of Einstein's Opponents. |