| Main Title |
Prediction : science, decision making, and the future of nature / |
| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Island Press, |
| Year Published |
2000 |
| OCLC Number |
43397046 |
| ISBN |
1559637757; 9781559637756; 1559637765; 9781559637763 |
| Subjects |
Science and state ;
Decision making ;
Forecasting ;
Prognose ;
Naturwissenschaften ;
Aufsatzsammlung ;
Politik ;
Umweltpolitik
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
Q125.P928 2000 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
12/12/2018 |
| ELBM |
Q125.P928 2000 |
|
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
08/08/2011 |
| ESAM |
Q125.P928 2000 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
12/01/2000 |
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| Collation |
xv, 405 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Notes |
Introduction : Death, taxes, and environmental policy / Daniel Sarewitz, Roger A. Pielke, Jr., and Radford Byerly, Jr. -- Prediction in science and policy / Daniel Sarewitz and Roger A. Pielke, Jr. -- Why predict? Historical perspectives on prediction in earth science / Naomi Oreskes -- Uncertainty, judgment, and error in prediction / Thomas R. Stewart -- Short-term weather prediction : an orchestra in need of a conductor / William H. Hooke and Roger Pielke, Jr. -- Flood prediction : immersed in the quagmire of national flood mitigation strategy / Stanley A. Changnon -- The asteroid/comet impact hazard : Homo sapiens as dinosaur? / Clark R. Chapman -- Predicting earthquakes : science, pseudoscience, and public policy paradox / Joanne M. Nigg -- What you know can hurt you : predicting the behavior of nourished beaches / Orrin H. Pilkey -- Is this number to your liking? Water quality predictions in mining impact studies / Robert E. Moran -- From tin roof to torn wet blanket : predicting and observing groundwater movement at a proposed nuclear waste site / Daniel Metlay -- Oil and gas resource appraisal : diminishing reserves, increasing supplies / Donald L. Gautier -- Predictive modeling of acid rain : obstacles to generating useful information / Charles Herrick -- Prediction and other approaches to climate change policy / Steve Rayner -- Alternatives to prediction / Ronald D. Brunner -- Prediction in society / Dale Jamieson -- Prediction and characteristic times / Radford Byerly, Jr. -- A decision framework for prediction in environmental policy / Charles Herrick and J. Michael Pendleton -- Decision making and the future of nature : understanding and using predictions / Roger A. Pielke, Jr., Daniel Sarewitz, and Radford Byerly, Jr. Based upon ten case studies, Prediction explores how science-based predictions guide policy making and what this means in terms of global warming, biogenetically modifying organisms and polluting the environment with chemicals. |
| Place Published |
Washington, D.C. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
©2000 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
00008179 |
| Merged OCLC records |
44397789; 1022610880 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20181210064709 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
05097cam 22008774a 45010 |
