Clausen Mork, J (2012) Dealing with uncertainty. PhD thesis, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden.
Abstract
Uncertainty is, it seems, more or less constantly present in our lives. Even so, grasping the concept philosophically is far from trivial. In this doctoral thesis, uncertainty and its conceptual companion information are studied. Axiomatic analyses are provided and numerical measures suggested. In addition to these basic conceptual analyses, the widespread practice of so-called safety factor use in societal regulation is analyzed along with the interplay between science and policy in European regulation of chemicals and construction.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | Cantwell, J and Grüne-Yanoff, T |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | uncertainty; policy; regulation; safety |
| Index terms: | science, regulation, safety factor |
| Subjects: | financial risk, specialized education, political science |
| Topics: | Education, Cost Management, Governance |
| Descriptive scope: | 1 C |
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