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27: 166:, discusses the use of science for policy and its problems. The book emphasizes the need for craft skills with numbers – not only in statistics but also in cost-benefit analysis, and on the need of specific skills for policy-related research. It introduces for the first time 170:, a new notational system for the management of uncertainty and quality in quantitative information, and presents examples of its application to radiological hazards, the valuation of ecosystems, and to energy technologies. 210:
Carrozza, C. (2015). Democratizing Expertise and Environmental Governance: Different Approaches to the Politics of Science and their Relevance for Policy Analysis. Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 17(1),
150:(numeral, unit, spread, assessment, pedigree) and applies it to several examples from the environmental sciences. The work is considered foundational to the development of 187: 242:
Funtowicz, S. O., and J. R. Ravetz (1992). "Three types of risk assessment and the emergence of post-normal science." In Krimsky, S., and D. Golding, ed.,
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Graeme Gooday, 2006, History and philosophy of science at Leeds, Notes and Records of the Royal Society, 60, 183–192.
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Funtowicz, S.O. and Jerome R. Ravetz (1991). "A New Scientific Methodology for Global Environmental Issues." In
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Funtowicz, S. O., and J. R. Ravetz. "Science for the Post-Normal Age",
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Ecological Economics: The Science and Management of Sustainability
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Silvio Funtowicz
Jerome Ravetz
Science
Kluwer
ISBN
978-94-009-0621-1
Preview on Google Books
Silvio Funtowicz
Jerome Ravetz
NUSAP
post-normal science
post-normal science
NUSAP
quoted
Science, technology and society
Gooday (2006)
Scientific Knowledge and Its Social Problems


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Book's page at Google books
Categories
1990 non-fiction books
Books about science
Books by Jerome Ravetz
Epistemology literature

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