03940nam a2200409 a 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020006001900037007001500056008004100071010001700112015001900129016001800148020004200166020003900208040002100247035002100268050002500289082001200314090001800326245013300344260004800477300003400525490003700559504005100596505237800647533015203025650002403177650001603201655003403217700003003251700003103281710002203312830004703334856013103381999001803512ebr10237020CaPaEBR20260707181218.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||071009s2008    enka    sb    001 0 eng    z  2007041551  aGBA7910682bnb7 z0142765752Uk  z9781844074747 (hardback : alk. paper)  z1844074749 (hardback : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)64675589714aBF463.U5bU53 2008eb04a123222  c120967d9493300aUncertainty and riskh[electronic resource] :bmultidisciplinary perspectives /cedited by Gabriele Bammer and Michael Smithson.  aLondon ;aSterling, VA :bEarthscan,c2008.  axvi, 382 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.1 aEarthscan risk in society series  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aSetting the scene -- Introduction / Gabriele Bammer and Michael Smithson -- The many faces and masks of uncertainty / Michael Smithson -- Adopting orphans : uncertainty and other neglected aspects of complex problems / Gabriele Bammer -- More than a cabinet of curiosities : disciplinary and practice perspectives on uncertainty -- When action can't wait : investigating infectious disease outbreaks / Aileen J. Plant -- Uncertainty and religion : ten provisional theses / Stephen Pickard -- Uncertainty in the physical sciences : how big? how small? is it actually there at all? / Stephen J. Buckman -- Statistics : an essential tool for model citizens / Robyn G. Attewell -- A philosopher's guide to probability / Alan Hájek -- Musical improvisation, creativity and uncertainty / John Mackey -- Uncertainty as a creative force in visual art / Sasha Grishin -- Historians and disputes over uncertainty / Ann Curthoys -- Approaches to uncertain futures / Kate Delaney -- Embracing social uncertainties with complex systems science / Pascal Perez -- Heroin : injected with uncertainty / Alison Ritter -- Political practice : uncertainty, ethics and outcomes / Michael Moore -- Smoke and mirrors : managing uncertainty in the public health sector / Liz Furler -- Economists and uncertainty / John Quiggin -- Psychology's ambivalent view of uncertainty / Michael Smithson -- Uncertainty in decision-making : intelligence as a solution / Steve Longford -- Emergency management thrives on uncertainty / John Handmer -- Uncertainty, complexity and environment / Stephen Dovers ... [et al.] -- Uncertainty, terrorism and law enforcement / Michael McFadden, Rod Lyon and Roy Pinsker -- Certainty as illusion : the nature and purpose of uncertainty in the law / Judith S. Jones -- Unifying diversity -- The nature of uncertainty / Gabriele Bammer, Michael Smithson and the Goolabri Group -- Uncertainty metaphors, motives and morals / Michael Smithson, Gabriele Bammer and the Goolabri Group -- Coping and managing under uncertainty / Michael Smithson, Gabriele Bammer and the Goolabri Group --  Implications for risk assessment and management -- Coping with deep uncertainty : challenges for environmental assessment and decision-making / Roger E. Kasperson -- Risk, uncertainty and social controversy : from risk perception and communication to public engagement / Nick Pidgeon.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aUncertainty.970944 0aRisk.99226 7aElectronic books.2local91901 aBammer, Gabriele.91661531 aSmithson, Michael.91661542 aebrary, Inc.9191 0aEarthscan risk and society series.916615540uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10237020zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c120967d94933