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Cultures of Prediction in Atmospheric and Climate Science: Epistemic and Cultural Shifts in Computer-based Modelling and Simulation de Matthias Heymann

Cultures of Prediction in Atmospheric and Climate Science: Epistemic and Cultural Shifts in Computer-based Modelling and Simulation: Routledge Environmental Humanities

Editat de Matthias Heymann, Gabriele Gramelsberger, Martin Mahony
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 apr 2017
In recent decades, science has experienced a revolutionary shift. The development and extensive application of computer modelling and simulation has transformed the knowledge‐making practices of scientific fields as diverse as astro‐physics, genetics, robotics and demography. This epistemic transformation has brought with it a simultaneous heightening of political relevance and a renewal of international policy agendas, raising crucial questions about the nature and application of simulation knowledges throughout public policy.
Through a diverse range of case studies, spanning over a century of theoretical and practical developments in the atmospheric and environmental sciences, this book argues that computer modelling and simulation have substantially changed scientific and cultural practices and shaped the emergence of novel ‘cultures of prediction’.
Making an innovative, interdisciplinary contribution to understanding the impact of computer modelling on research practice, institutional configurations and broader cultures, this volume will be essential reading for anyone interested in the past, present and future of climate change and the environmental sciences.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781138222984
ISBN-10: 1138222984
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 17
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Environmental Humanities

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate

Cuprins

1. Introduction  2. Key Characteristics of Cultures Prediction Matthias Heymann, Gabriele Gramelsberger, and Martin Mahony  Part I: Junctions: Science and Politics of Prediction  3. Calculating the Weather: Emerging Cultures of Prediction in Late Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-century Europe Gabriele Gramelsberger  4. Which Design for a Weather Predictor? Speculating on the Future of Electronic Forecasting in Post‐War America Christoph Rosol  5. A New Climate: Hubert H. Lamb and Boundary Work at the UK Meteorological Office Janet Martin‐Nielsen  6. From Heuristic to Predictive: Making Climate Models Political Instruments Matthias Heymann and Nils Hundebøl  7. How to Develop Climate Models? The "Gamble" of Improving Climate Model Parameterizations Hélène Guillemot  Part II: Challenges and Debates: Negotiating and Using Simulation Knowledge  8. The (Re)emergence of Regional Climate: Mobile Models, Regional Visions and the Government of Climate Change Martin Mahony  9. Bellwether, Exceptionalism, and Other Tropes: Political Coproduction of Artic Climate Modeling Sverker Sörlin, Ralf Döscher, Annika E. Nilsson and Nina Wormbs  10. From Predictive to Instructive: Using Models for Geoengineering Johann Feichter and Markus Quante  11. Validating Models in the Face of Uncertainty: Geotechnical Modeling and Dike Vulnerability in the Netherlands Matthijs Kouw 12. Tracing Uncertainty Management Through Four IPCC Assessment Reports and Beyond Catharina Landström  13. The Future Face of the Earth: The Visual Semantics of the Future in the Climate Change Imagery of hte IPCC Birgit Schneider

Recenzii

"Predicting the (climatic) future is never an innocent or neutral act. Climate predictions emerge from particular value-laden cultures; hence these predicted futures exert a powerful control over the present. For this reason, the ‘black-box’ of climate prediction needs critical scrutiny from the social and humanistic sciences, a task brilliantly executed in this new collection of essays." - Mike Hulme, professor of climate and culture, King’s College London
"This is a truly outstanding survey of the cultures of prediction in the field of atmospheric and climate science. Through case studies and illustrative examples drawn from a wide range of countries and disciplines, the authors skillfully trace both epistemic and cultural shifts in modelling and simulation techniques." - Helmuth Trischler, Head of Research of the Deutsches Museum, Munich, and Director of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, University of Munich
"Prediction is everywhere in our societies but we usually do not interrogate how we actually do predictions, including in environmental sciences. Cultures of Prediction is thus essential reading – and a fascinating set of case studies. But more, it illuminates beautifully the culture and politics of expertise in global environmental change." - Mark Carey, Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Clark Honors College, University of Oregon
"Cultures of Prediction brings together a wonderfully rich kaleidoscope of empirical perspectives to create a new vision for the social study of atmospheric and climate science. The unifying focus on computer modelling and simulation represents a substantial and very timely intellectual achievement. It is an indispensable resource for academics and practitioners alike." - Phaedra Daipha, Rutgers University, author of Masters of Uncertainty: Weather Forecasters and the Quest for Ground Truth
"Because it addresses weather and climate models from multiple perspectives, scholars from science and social science disciplines will find this book of interest as it touches on the intersection of science and politics in model development, knowledge development, and applications." - Kristine C. Harper, Associate Professor of History, Department of History, Florida State University, Tallahassee

Descriere

In recent decades science has experienced a revolutionary shift. The development and extensive application of computer modelling and simulation has transformed the knowledge‐making practices of scientific fields as diverse as astro‐physics, genetics, robotics and demography. This epistemic transformation has brought with it a simultaneous heightening of political relevance and a renewal of international policy agendas, raising crucial questions about the nature and application of simulation knowledges throughout public policy.
Through a diverse range of case studies spanning over a century of theoretical and practical developments in the atmospheric and environmental sciences, this book argues that computer modelling and simulation have substantially changed scientific and cultural practices and shaped the emergence of novel ‘cultures of prediction’.
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