Scientific Uncertainty and the Politics of Whaling /

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"Central to his work are the epistemological problems encountered in the production of "truth." Science does not produce incontestable facts that can be expected to lead to consensus decisions; rather, the problematic nature of knowledge itself allows for various interpretations of da...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Heazle, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edmonton : Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Commission baleiniere internationale.
International Whaling Commission.
Baleines > Conservation des ressources > Prise de decision.
Baleines > Chasse > Aspect politique.
Whaling > Political aspects.
Uncertainty (Information theory)
SCIENCE > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biological Diversity.
NATURE > Animals > Wildlife.
Incertitude (Theorie de l'information)
Baleines > Conservation > Prise de decision.
Whales > Conservation > Decision making.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The IWC 1949-59 : an exercise in uncertainty becoming certainty
  • The Antarctic collapse : uncertainty takes a (brief) holiday
  • The worm turns : the IWC;s reinterpretation of uncertainty
  • Scientific uncertainty and the evolution of the superwhale
  • Conclusion.

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