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Discerning Experts
The Practices of Scientific Assessment for Environmental Policy
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Evaluates expert assessments used by governments for advice on the science, economics, and policy options available to confront large-scale environmental problems
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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 organisation and management of assessment activities affect 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.
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Discerning Experts receives high praise for its critical exploration of how expert consensus is formed and communicated, particularly highlighting the challenges of dealing with uncertainties in emerging scientific fields. The work is celebrated for its rigorous documentation and insightful analysis across multiple environmental assessments, making it essential reading for scientists and policymakers involved in large assessments. It is also noted for its value in educating new scholars about the expectations and importance of participating in such assessments.
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ISBN: 9780226602011
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 February 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Illustration: 1 halftone, 8 line drawings, 11 tables
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Michael Oppenheimer is the Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs at Princeton University. Naomi Oreskes is professor of the history of science at Harvard University. Dale Jamieson is professor of environmental studies and philosophy at New York University. Keynyn Brysse is a historian of science with a focus on the history of paleontology. Jessica O'Reilly is an assistant professor of international studies at Indiana University Bloomington. Matthew Shindell is a space history curator at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Milena Wazeck is a historian of science and the author of Einstein's Opponents.
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