Risk and uncertainty in a post-truth society. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Sander van der Linden and Ragnar E. Löfstedt.
• Editors: Linden, Sander van der; Löfstedt, Ragnar E
• Contents: List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors Foreword by Baruch Fischhoff Introduction: Risk and Uncertainty in a Post-Truth Society Sander van der Linden and Ragnar Lofstëdt 1. Trust in Numbers David J. Spiegelhalter 2. Science Policy in a Post-Truth World Emma Woods 3. Trustworthiness, Quality and Value: The Regulation of Official Statistics in a Post-Truth Age Ed Humpherson 4. Risk and Uncertainty in the Context of Government Decision-Making Ian L. Boyd 5. The Handling of Uncertainty: A Risk Manager’s Perspective Geoffrey Podger Index
• Publisher Details: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 302/.12; Risk communication; Risk -- Sociological aspects; Risk management; Truthfulness and falsehood; PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Insurance / Risk Assessment & Management; SCIENCE / Research & Methodology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429280290; 0429280297; 9781000022926; 1000022927; 9781000022773; 1000022773; 9781000022629; 1000022625
• Related ISBNs: 9780367235437
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 17, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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