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Title

Ecology, Conservation, And Public Policy ( DOCUMENT )

Author(s) / Editor(s)

Ludwig, D.;

Mangel,M.;

Haddad, B.

Description

A new sense of urgency about environmental problems has changed the relationship between ecology, other disciplines, and public policy. Issues of uncertainty and scientific inference now influence public debate and public policy. Considerations that formerly may have appeared to be mere technicalities now may have decisive influence. It is time to re-examine our methods to ensure that they are adequate for these new requirements. When science is used in support of policy-making, it cannot be separated from issues of values and equity. In such a context, the role of specialists diminishes, because nobody can be an expert in all the aspects of complicated environment, social, ethical, and economic issues.(...) A sense of urgency has affected not only ecology but other disciplines that influence environmental problems: they are undergoing a similar transformation of their outlook and objectives.

Keywords

SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY;

BAYESIAN INFERENCE;

REGULATORY DECISION-MAKING;

SCIENTISM;

SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION

Geography Keywords

CANADA;

USA

Content Language(s)

English

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