Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can't Predict the Future, Orrin H. Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis. Columbia University Press, New York (2007). pp. xv+230, £19.The Chickens Fight Back: Pandemic Panics and Deadly Diseases That Jump From Animals to Humans, D. Waltner-Toews. Greystone Books, Vancouver (2007). 246 pp. Export

@article{citeulike:2898703, author = {Ravetz, Jerome}, citeulike-article-id = {2898703}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2008.01.001}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V65-4RMW9RY-1/1/1a60e4723baf3d3f99711bedb1162893}, doi = {10.1016/j.futures.2008.01.001}, journal = {Futures}, keywords = {decision-makers, decision-making, disease, environment, evaluation, future, mathematical-models, model-validation, modelling, science, scientists, sustainability, sustainability-science, uncertainty, validation, verification}, month = {September}, number = {7}, pages = {689--693}, posted-at = {2008-06-16 14:43:57}, priority = {0}, title = {Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can't Predict the Future, Orrin H. Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis. Columbia University Press, New York (2007). pp. xv+230, {\pounds}19.The Chickens Fight Back: Pandemic Panics and Deadly Diseases That Jump From Animals to Humans, D. Waltner-Toews. Greystone Books, Vancouver (2007). 246 pp.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2008.01.001}, volume = {40}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2898703 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2898703 IS - 7 JF - Futures EP - 693 TI - Useless Arithmetic: Why Environmental Scientists Can't Predict the Future, Orrin H. Pilkey, Linda Pilkey-Jarvis. Columbia University Press, New York (2007). pp. xv+230, £19.The Chickens Fight Back: Pandemic Panics and Deadly Diseases That Jump From Animals to Humans, D. Waltner-Toews. Greystone Books, Vancouver (2007). 246 pp. VL - 40 SP - 689 KW - decision-makers KW - decision-making KW - disease KW - environment KW - evaluation KW - future KW - mathematical-models KW - model-validation KW - modelling KW - science KW - scientists KW - sustainability KW - sustainability-science KW - uncertainty KW - validation KW - verification AU - Ravetz, Jerome PY - 2008/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2008.01.001 ER -