Nature's Experts by Stephen Bocking
Some critics describe science not as the solution to environmental problems, but as their source. Science itself is often a basis of controversy, as debates over global warming and environmental health risks show. This book explores the contributions and challenges presented when scientific authority enters the realm of environmental affairs.
With clarity and grace, Stephen Bocking tackles the complicated question of the role of scientific expertise in environmental policy makingNature's Experts is a timely and important book. -- David H. Guston * author of Between Politics and Science: Assuring the Integrity and Productivity *
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 Univ *
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 *
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 *
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 Univ *
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 *
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 *
Stephen Bocking is associate professor of environmental studies at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario. He is the author of Ecologists and Environmental Politics: A History of Contemporary Ecology, and editor of Biodiversity in Canada: Ecology, Ideas, and Action.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780813533988 |
| ISBN 10 | 0813533988 |
| Title | Nature's Experts |
| Author | Stephen Bocking |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
| Year published | 2004-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 312 |
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