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020 $a9781847204707 (hardcover)
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050 00 $aGE170$b.K455 2007
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100 1 $aKellow, Aynsley J.$q(Aynsley John),$d1951-
245 10 $aScience and public policy :$bthe virtuous corruption of virtual environmental science /$cAynsley Kellow.
260 $aCheltenham, UK ;$aNorthampton, MA :$bEdward Elgar,$cc2007.
300 $ax, 218 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 180-208) and index.
505 0 $aThe political ecology of Pseudonovibos spiralis and the virtuous corruption of virtual science -- The political ecology of conservation biology -- Climate science as 'post-normal' science -- Defending the litany : the attack on The skeptical environmentalist -- Sound science and political science -- Science and its social and political context.
520 1 $a"This book is an examination of a neglected form of scientific corruption - corruption by political attachment to noble causes." "Using the examples of biodiversity and climate science and the attack on Lomborg's The Skeptical Environmentalist on these two issues, Aynsley Kellow argues that the reliance of environmental science on mathematical models and the infusion of values into its conduct have produced a preference for virtual over observational data. It argues that both sides of politics are capable of exerting such an influence, but suggests some reasons why those on the political Left seem to be more prone to do so at present, to the detriment of public policy."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aEnvironmental policy.
650 0 $aPrecautionary principle.
650 0 $aScience and state.
650 0 $aCorruption.
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