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Natural Math, Maria Droujkova Nov 1998

Natural Math, Maria Droujkova

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Manifesto On Mathematical Education, Saunders Mac Lane Nov 1998

Manifesto On Mathematical Education, Saunders Mac Lane

Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal

No abstract provided.


Public Perception Of Risk Management In Environmental Controversies: A U.K. Case Study, Maria Simosi, Peter T. Allen Sep 1998

Public Perception Of Risk Management In Environmental Controversies: A U.K. Case Study, Maria Simosi, Peter T. Allen

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Drs. Simosi and Allen focus on issues arising from an environmental dispute in the U.K. Their case study findings are discussed in the context of existing environmental decision-making procedures in the U.K.


Nuclear Waste And Native America: The Mrs Siting Exercise, M. V. Rajeev Gowda, Doug Easterling Jun 1998

Nuclear Waste And Native America: The Mrs Siting Exercise, M. V. Rajeev Gowda, Doug Easterling

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Drs. Gowda & Easterling provide cross-cultural perspectives on issues of risk perception, equity and policy as they affect nuclear waste storage on Native American sites.


Seven Steps To Achieving A Genuine Public Consensus On An Emotional Issue: With Specific Examples Of How Citizens' Task Forces Have Sometimes Failed, Sandra Vanallen Baker, Richard Matwyshen Apr 1998

Seven Steps To Achieving A Genuine Public Consensus On An Emotional Issue: With Specific Examples Of How Citizens' Task Forces Have Sometimes Failed, Sandra Vanallen Baker, Richard Matwyshen

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

Symposium: The Increasing Conflicts of Deer and Human Populations in Suburban Areas


Risk Regulation And The Faces Of Uncertainty, Vern R. Walker Jan 1998

Risk Regulation And The Faces Of Uncertainty, Vern R. Walker

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Walker addresses the difficulty of regulators' working with potentially inaccurate information and clarifies related aspects of decision making by presenting a taxonomy for the kinds of uncertainty inherent in necessarily incomplete data.


Monte Carlo Simulation In Environmental Risk Assessment--Science, Policy And Legal Issues, Susan R. Poulter Jan 1998

Monte Carlo Simulation In Environmental Risk Assessment--Science, Policy And Legal Issues, Susan R. Poulter

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Poulter notes that agencies should anticipate judicial requirements for justification of Monte Carlo simulations and, meanwhile, should consider, e.g., whether their use will make risk assessment policy choices more opaque or apparent.