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Science and uncertainty in environmental regulation: Insights from the evaluation of California's Smog Check program

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  • Louise Wells Bedsworth
  • William E Kastenberg

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Environmental decision making is a complex process confounded by technical uncertainty, political pressure, and societal interests. New calls for environmental decision-making frameworks emphasize the need for an holistic approach that incorporates technical and non-technical expertise, and participation by all interested and affected parties. In this paper, we analyze the evaluation of an environmental regulatory program to characterize the interaction of science and policy and the processing of uncertainty using concepts from science and technology studies. This demonstrates the influence of institutional goals and commitments on the uptake and use of science and the processing of uncertainty in the regulatory process. We discuss the implications of such analyses on the development of new environmental decision-making frameworks. Copyright , Beech Tree Publishing.

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  • Louise Wells Bedsworth & William E Kastenberg, 2002. "Science and uncertainty in environmental regulation: Insights from the evaluation of California's Smog Check program," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 29(1), pages 13-24, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:scippl:v:29:y:2002:i:1:p:13-24
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    1. Fiona Haines, 2013. "Three Risks, One Solution? Exploring the Relationship between Risk and Regulation," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 649(1), pages 35-51, September.

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