Environmental decisions in the face of uncertainty

Environmental decisions in the face of uncertainty

"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is one of several federal agencies responsible for protecting Americans against significant risks to human health and the environment. As part of that mission, EPA estimates the nature, magnitude, and likelihood of risks to human health and the en...

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Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Decision Making Under Uncertainty, issuing body (issuing body), Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, issuing body
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press [2013]
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
United States. > Environmental Protection Agency > Decision making.
Environmental policy > United States > Decision making.
Public health > Risk assessment > United States.
Public health > Environmental aspects > United States.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009621954506719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Risk Assessment and Uncertainty
  • Uncertainty in Technological and Economic Factors in EPA's Decision Making
  • Uncertainty and Decision Making: Lessons from Other Public Health Contexts
  • Incorporating Uncertainty into Decision Making
  • Communication of Uncertainty
  • Synthesis and Recommendations
  • Appendix A: Approaches to Accounting for Uncertainty
  • Appendix B: Committee Member Biographical Sketches
  • Appendix C: Meeting Agendas.

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