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Nature's Experts : Science, Politics, and The Environment, Paperback by Bocking, Stephen, ISBN 0813533988, ISBN-13 9780813533988, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Bocking (environmental studies, Trent U., Ontario) explores how science contributes to resolving environmental problems, and how frequently enough its contribution is ineffective or heedless of people's concerns. After taking readers on a walk around New York City, he looks at the role of science as a source of authority; the connections between science and environmental values; and the contribution of science to natural resources management, international environmental issues, and decisions about risks. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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"With clarity and grace, Stephen Bocking tackles the complicated question of the role of scientific expertise in environmental policy making. Nature's Experts is a timely and important book."--David H. Guston, author of Between Politics and Science: Assuring the Integrity and Productivity of Research "This book by Stephen Bocking is as much about deliberative democracy as it is about science and the environment. Stephen Bocking's treatment is deep, perceptive, and profoundly wise. He has caught the heart of present and future environmental science, politics, and democratic governance."--C. S. Holling, The Resilience Alliance and emeritus professor, Arthur R. Marshall Jr. Chair in Ecological Sciences at the University of Florida "If knowledge is power, how should expert advice be deployed by a would-be democratic society? This perennial question is newly illuminated by this timely and wide-ranging review of the role played by science in the making of environmental policy."--William C. Clark, Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy, and Human Development, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government It seems self-evident that science plays a central role in environmental affairs. Regulatory agencies, businesses, and public interest groups all draw on scientific research to support their claims. Some critics, however, describe science not as the solution to environmental problems, but as their source. Moreover, the science itself is often controversial, as debates over global warming and environmental health risks have shown. Nature's Experts explores the contributions and challenges presented when scientific authority enters the realm of environmental affairs. Stephen Bocking focuses on four major areas of environmental politics: the formation of environmental values and attitudes, management of natural resources such as forests and fish, efforts to address international environmental issues such as climate change, and decisions relating to environmental and health risks. In each area, practical examples and case studies illustrate that science must fulfill two functions if it is to contribute to resolving environmental controversies. First, science must be relevant and credible, and second, it must be democratic, where everyone has access to the information they need to present and defend their views.

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Rutgers University Press
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0813533988
ISBN-13
9780813533988
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Author
Stephen Bocking
Publication Name
Nature's Experts : Science, Politics, and the Environment
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
312 Pages

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5.9in
Item Weight
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This book by Stephen Bocking is as much about deliberative democracy as it is about science and the environment. Stephen Bocking's treatment is deep, perceptive and profoundly wise. He has caught the heart of present and future environmental science, politics and democratic governance., If knowledge is power, how should expert advice be deployed by a would-be democratic society? This perennial question is newly illuminated by this timely and wide-ranging review of the role played by science in the making of environmental policy., With clarity and grace, Stephen Bocking tackles the complicated question of the role of scientific expertise in environmental policy making. Nature's Experts is a timely and important book.-David H. Guston, author of Between Politics and Science: Assuring the Integrity and Productivity of Research, With clarity and grace, Stephen Bocking tackles the complicated question of the role of scientific expertise in environmental policy making. Nature's Experts is a timely and important book.
Table of Content
Preface Part 1 Introduction 1 Encountering Science and Politics 2 The Uncertain Authority of Science Part 2 Science and Politics in Environmental Affairs 3 Science and Environmental Values 4 Science and Natural Resources Management 5 Science and the Global Environmental 6 Science in a Risky World Part 3 Seeking Effective and Democratic Science 7 Credible and Effective Science 8 Democratic Environmental Science 9 Achieving Effective and Democratic Science Notes References Index
Copyright Date
2004
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Ecology, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Lccn
2004-003815
Dewey Decimal
333.7
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Nature, Science, Political Science

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