Scientific uncertainty and the politics of whaling / Michael Heazle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heazle, Michael.

Series:

Circumpolar research series ; 11.

[Circumpolar research series ; no. 11]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Whaling--Political aspects.

Whaling.

Whales--Conservation--Decision making.

Whales.

Uncertainty (Information theory).

International Whaling Commission.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 260 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press ; Edmonton : Canadian Circumpolar Institute (CCI) Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In this study, Michael Heazle examines how International Waling Commission (IWC) policy dramatically shifted from furthering the interests of whaling nations to eventually banning all commercial whaling. Focusing on the internal workings of a single organization, Heazle explores the impact of political and economic imperatives on the production and interpretation of scientific research and advice."

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-252) and index.

ISBN:

9780295802008

0295802006

OCLC:

815969423