Uncertainty and values: The case of environmental impact assessment |
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Authors: | Tomas Hellström Merle Jacob |
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Institution: | (1) the department of Theory of Science and Research, Gothenburg University, Sweden |
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Abstract: | The increasing complexity of policy issues, as well as the centering of environmental issues in the policy arena, has led
to an increased dependence on science in public policy. This has, in turn, led to increased attention to, among other things,
the science-policy relationship and the way in which scientific uncertainty is treated in the public sphere. This article
examines both problems in the field of environmental impact assessment (EIA). Our study reveals that, apart from the epistemic
uncertainty concerned with the predictive capability of scientific theories, EIA brings additional components of uncertainty
and challenges for the policymaker. We further confirm recent findings with respect to the inadequacy of the traditional rational
model to account for extant science-policy relationships. The article also posits an alternative model that allows one to
unpack the processual components of the science-policy relationship. |
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