The nature of uncertainty
The nature of uncertainty
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10.4324/9781849773607
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2008
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M. Smithson;R. Attewell;Stephen Buckman;Ann Curthoys;Kate Delaney;Stephen Dovers;Liz. Furler;Alexander Grishin;J. Handmer;Steve Longford;John Mackey;Judith S Jones;Michael Moore;Michael McFadden;Paul Perkins;Pascal Perez;Stephen Pickard;A. Plant;J. Quiggin;Alison Ritter;Ian White;G. Bammer
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M. Smithson;R. Attewell;Stephen Buckman;Ann Curthoys;Kate Delaney;Stephen Dovers;Liz. Furler;Alexander Grishin;J. Handmer;Steve Longford;John Mackey;Judith S Jones;Michael Moore;Michael McFadden;Paul Perkins;Pascal Perez;Stephen Pickard;A. Plant;J. Quiggin;Alison Ritter;Ian White;G. Bammer
Preface * Part I: Setting the Scene * Introduction * The Many Faces and Masks of Uncertainty * Adopting Orphans: Uncertainty and Other Neglected Aspects of Complex Problems * Part II: More than a Cabinet of Curiosities: Disciplinary and Practice Perspectives on Uncertainty * When Action Can t Wait: Investigating Infectious Disease Outbreaks * Uncertainty and Religion: Ten Provisional Theses * Uncertainty in the Physical Sciences: How Big? How Small? Is It Actually There At All? * Statistics: An Essential Tool for Model Citizens * A Philosopher s Guide to Probability * Musical Improvisation, Creativity and Uncertainty * Uncertainty as a Creative Force in Visual Art * Historians and Disputes over Uncertainty * Approaches to Uncertain Futures * Embracing Social Uncertainties with Complex Systems Science * Heroin: Injected with Uncertainty * Political Practice: Uncertainty, Ethics and Outcomes * Smoke and Mirrors: Managing Uncertainty in the Public Health Sector * Economists and Uncertainty * Psychology s Ambivalent View of Uncertainty * Uncertainty in Decision-making: Intelligence as a Solution * Emergency Management Thrives on Uncertainty * Uncertainty, Complexity and the Environment * Uncertainty, Terrorism and Law Enforcement * Certainty as Illusion: The Nature and Purpose of Uncertainty in the Law * Part III: Unifying Diversity * The Nature of Uncertainty * Uncertainty Metaphors, Motives and Morals * Coping and Managing under Uncertainty * Part IV: Implications for Risk Assessment and Management * Coping with Deep Uncertainty: Challenges for Environmental Assessment and Decision-making * Risk, Uncertainty and Social Controversy: From Risk Perception and Communication to Public Engagement * Index