Useless arithmetic: why environmental scientists can't predict the future
Abstract
Noted coastal geologist Orrin Pilkey and environmental scientist Linda Pilkey-Jarvis show that the quantitative mathematical models policy makers and government administrators use to form environmental policies are seriously flawed. Based on unrealistic and sometimes false assumptions, these models often yield answers that support unwise policies. Writing for the general, nonmathematician reader and using examples from throughout the...
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Title
Useless arithmetic: why environmental scientists can't predict the future
Published Date
Aug 1, 2007
Journal
Volume
44
Issue
12
Pages
44 - 6814
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