Discerning experts : the practices of scientific assessment for environmental policy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Oppenheimer, Michael (Author), Oreskes, Naomi (Author), Jamieson, Dale (Author), Brysse, Keynyn (Author), O'Reilly, Jessica, 1978- (Author), Shindell, Matthew (Author), Wazeck, Milena (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago, IL ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2019.
Subjects:	National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (U.S.) Environmental sciences > Research > Evaluation. Environmental sciences > Research > Evaluation > Case studies. Acid rain > Research > United States > Evaluation. Ozone layer depletion > Research > Evaluation. Sea level > Research > Antarctica > Evaluation. Environmental policy > Research > United States. Research > Evaluation. Expertise. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The need for expert judgment
Assessing acid rain in the United States: the National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program
Assessing ozone depletion
Assessing the ice: sea level rise predictions for the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, 1981-2007
Patrolling the science/policy border
What assessments do
Conclusion.