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Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling

Title
Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling [electronic resource] / Michael Heazle.
Author
Heazle, Michael.
Publication
Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Edmonton : Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press, c2006.

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Description
1 online resource (xi, 260 p.) : ill., maps.
Series Statement
[Circumpolar research series ; no. 11]
Uniform Title
  • Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling (Online)
  • Circumpolar research series ; no. 11.
Alternative Title
Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling (Online)
Subject
  • International Whaling Commission
  • Whaling > Political aspects
  • Whales > Conservation > Decision making
  • Uncertainty (Information theory)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-252) and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
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.
LCCN
2006004334
OCLC
ssj0000780312
Author
Heazle, Michael.
Title
Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling [electronic resource] / Michael Heazle.
Imprint
Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Edmonton : Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press, c2006.
Series
[Circumpolar research series ; no. 11]
Circumpolar research series ; no. 11.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-252) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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