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Uncertainty and Quality in Science for Policy

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Paperback, 231 blz. | Engels
Springer Netherlands | 0e druk, 2011
ISBN13: 9789401067669
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Springer Netherlands 0e druk, 2011 9789401067669
Onderdeel van serie Theory and Decision Library A:
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This book explains the notational system NUSAP (Numeral, Unit, Spread, Assessment, Pedigree) and applies it to several examples from the environmental sciences. The authors are now making further extensions of NUSAP, including an algorithm for the propagation of quality-grades through models used in risk and safety studies. They are also developing the concept of `Post-normal Science', in which quality assurance of information requires the participation of `extended peer-communities' lying outside the traditional expertise.

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ISBN13:9789401067669
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:231
Uitgever:Springer Netherlands
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Prologue.
Introduction: Some Illustrative Examples.
1. Science for Policy: Uncertainty and Quality.
2. Uncertainty and its Management.
3. The Mathematical Language.
4. Craft Skills with Numbers.
5. Measurement.
6. Maps.
7. Mathematical Notations: Functions and Design.
8. The NUSAP Notational Scheme: Introduction.
9. The NUSAP Categories: Numeral, Unit and Spread.
10. The NUSAP Categories: Assessment and Pedigree.
11. The Pedigree for Statistical Information.
12. Mapping the Uncertainties of Radiological Hazards.
13. Further Applications of NUSAP.
Epilogue.
References.
Index.

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