Institutions and Incentives in Regulatory Science.
Title:
Institutions and Incentives in Regulatory Science.
Author:
Conrad, James W., Jr.
ISBN:
9780739169476
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (221 pages)
Contents:
Title Page -- Introduction -- Institutions for Climate Science Assessment -- The Cost of Cartelization -- Adversarial versus Consensus Processes for Assessing Scientific Evidence -- Taxonomy and Endangered Species Regulation -- On The Origin of Specious Species -- Politics and Science in Endangered Species Act Listing Decisions -- Reforming the Role of Science in Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulation -- Reconciling the Scientific and Regulatory Timetables -- Improving the Use of Science to Inform Environmental Regulation -- A Return to Expertise? -- Index -- About the Contributors.
Abstract:
Institutions and Incentives in Regulatory Science explores fundamental problems with regulatory science in the environmental and natural resource law field. Each chapter covers a variety of natural resource and regulatory areas, ranging from climate change to endangered species protection and traditional health-based environmental regulation.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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