LEADER 04222nam 2200589 450 001 9910789363403321 005 20230803034709.0 010 $a0-309-29023-6 010 $a0-309-13035-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000103222 035 $a(EBL)3379080 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001215926 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11670159 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001215926 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11178925 035 $a(PQKB)11473985 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3379080 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3379080 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10863728 035 $a(OCoLC)923288794 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000103222 100 $a20131231h20132013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEnvironmental decisions in the face of uncertainty /$fCommittee on Decision Making Under Uncertainty, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cNational Academies Press,$d[2013] 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (281 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-309-13034-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aIntroduction -- 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. 330 $a"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 environment; identifies the potential regulatory actions that will mitigate those risks and protect public health1 and the environment; and uses that information to decide on appropriate regulatory action. Uncertainties, both qualitative and quantitative, in the data and analyses on which these decisions are based enter into the process at each step. As a result, the informed identification and use of the uncertainties inherent in the process is an essential feature of environmental decision making. EPA requested that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) convene a committee to provide guidance to its decision makers and their partners in states and localities on approaches to managing risk in different contexts when uncertainty is present. It also sought guidance on how information on uncertainty should be presented to help risk managers make sound decisions and to increase transparency in its communications with the public about those decisions. Given that its charge is not limited to human health risk assessment and includes broad questions about managing risks and decision making, in this report the committee examines the analysis of uncertainty in those other areas in addition to human health risks. Environmental Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty explains the statement of task and summarizes the findings of the committee."--Publisher's description. 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zUnited States$xDecision making 606 $aPublic health$xRisk assessment$zUnited States 606 $aPublic health$xEnvironmental aspects$zUnited States 615 0$aEnvironmental policy$xDecision making. 615 0$aPublic health$xRisk assessment 615 0$aPublic health$xEnvironmental aspects 676 $a363.7 712 02$aInstitute of Medicine (U.S.).$bCommittee on Decision Making Under Uncertainty, 712 02$aInstitute of Medicine (U.S.).$bBoard on Population Health and Public Health Practice, 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789363403321 996 $aEnvironmental decisions in the face of uncertainty$93788896 997 $aUNINA