Post-normal science in a German landscape

Nature and Culture

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 196-212

  Pielke, Roger A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Energy policy; Germany; Ignorance; Post normal science; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ENERGY POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FUTURE PROSPECT; LANDSCAPE PLANNING; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

GERMANY;

EID: 84864402892     PISSN: 15586073     EISSN: 15585468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3167/nc.2012.070205     Document Type: Article

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