Burgman, Mark A. <br/><br/>
Risks and decisions for conservation and environmental management / 
Mark Burgman. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2005. 
 - xii, 488 p.  
 - Ecology, biodiversity, and conservation .
<br/><br/>1. Values, history and perception--<br/>2. Kinds of uncertainty--<br/>3. Conventions and the risk management cycle--<br/>4. Experts, stakeholders and elicitation--<br/>5. Conceptual models and hazard assessment--<br/>6. Risk ranking--<br/>7. Ecotoxicology--<br/>8. Logic trees and decisions--<br/>9. Defining and eliciting intervals--<br/>10. Monte Carlo--<br/>11. Inference, decisions, monitoring and updating--<br/>12. Decisions and risk management; References; Index. 
<br/><br/> A comprehensive guide to conducting environmental risk assessments for students, researchers and professionals in ecology, conservation and resource management. Coverage includes the philosophy of uncertainty and human objectivity in risky situations. Consideration is also given to how both subjective beliefs and technical analysis can be used to make informed decisions. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0521835348  0521543010 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Environmental risk assessment.<br/>Environmental management.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.71/4