Browsing Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities (SVT) by Journals "Futures: The journal of policy, planning and futures studies"

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    • Extended Peer Communities: Appraising the contributions of tacit knowledges in climate change decision-making 

      Meisch, Simon; Bremer, Scott; Young, Mark Thomas; Funtowicz, Silvio Oscar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      This paper explores the implications of assessing tacit knowledges of climatic change in extended peer communities, as applied in two European research projects on climate action. Post-normal science (PNS) proposes the ...

    • Research is in the air in Valle del Serchio 

      De Marchi, Bruna; Ficorilli, Antonella; Biggeri, Annibale (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      In this paper, we will present an ongoing Citizen Science (CS) project in environmental epidemiology in five European countries focussing on the Italian pilot study conducted in the Serchio Valley (Tuscany). The area is ...

    • Striking the balance: Sustainability and institutional transitions in the European Environment Agency 

      Kovacic, Zora; Benini, Lorenzo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      We look at how concepts of uncertainty and complexity undergo a series of balancing acts when moving between scientific research and policy. By questioning the prediction and control framework, uncertainty and complexity ...

    • Unpacking the modelling process via sensitivity auditing 

      Lo Piano, Samuele; Sheikholeslami, Razi; Maeso, Arnald Puy; Saltelli, Andrea (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Acknowledging the conditionality of model-based evidence facilitates the dialogue between model developers and model users, especially when models are used to guide decisions at the science-policy interface. In general, ...