1st Edition
Contemplating Climate Change Mental Models and Human Reasoning
By Stephen M. Dark
Copyright 2019
256 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
256 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Global climate change policy has failed us all, but what is the reasoning that underlies this failure? Why are some people more disposed to reflect on confounding issues like climate change, recognise the danger, seek a solution, and act accordingly, more than others?
This book is concerned with how we think and act in response to climate change. In particular, faced with deep uncertainty... Read more
Dedication
List of Figures
1. Introduction: Contemplating Climate Change
2. The Stealthy Art of Framing
3. Mental-Modelling: In Search of a Theory
4. The General Model of the Policymaking Process
5. The Institutions Process Model
6. The Mental Model Process
7. Deductions
8. Summary and Conclusions
Glossary
References
Index
Biography
Stephen M. Dark is a Semester Teaching Fellow at Bond University, Australia, and holds a PhD in Environmental Epistemic Cognition.
