02703nam 2200613Ia 450 991078636460332120230815200621.00-295-80200-6(CKB)2670000000276207(EBL)3444495(SSID)ssj0000780312(PQKBManifestationID)11493875(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000780312(PQKBWorkID)10785248(PQKB)11625505(OCoLC)815969423(MdBmJHUP)muse21262(Au-PeEL)EBL3444495(CaPaEBR)ebr10618026(CaONFJC)MIL810468(MiAaPQ)EBC3444495(EXLCZ)99267000000027620720060208h20062006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierScientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling /Michael HeazleSeattle :University of Washington Press ;Edmonton :Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press,2006.©20061 online resource (xi, 260 pages) illustrations, maps[Circumpolar research series ;no. 11]Description based upon print version of record.0-295-98605-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-252) and index.Introduction -- The IWC 1949-59 : an exercise in uncertainty becoming certainty -- The Antarctic collapse : uncertainty takes a (brief) holiday -- The worm turns : the IWC;s reinterpretation of uncertainty -- Scientific uncertainty and the evolution of the superwhale -- Conclusion."In this study, Michael Heazle examines how International Waling Commission (IWC) policy dramatically shifted from furthering the interests of whaling nations to eventually banning all commercial whaling. Focusing on the internal workings of a single organization, Heazle explores the impact of political and economic imperatives on the production and interpretation of scientific research and advice."Circumpolar research series ;11.WhalingPolitical aspectsWhalesConservationDecision makingUncertainty (Information theory)WhalingPolitical aspects.WhalesConservationDecision making.Uncertainty (Information theory)333.9595Heazle Michael760942MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786364603321Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling3786961UNINA