Trial by Fire: Uncertainty and Adaptive Management in Forest Ecology
Abstract
Abstract Scientists studying fire-prone ecosystems have to contend with uncertainty stemming from causal complexity and conflicting aims, but they manage different types of uncertainty differently. I recommend that they instead adopt a common approach to uncertainty involving context-sensitivity and adaptive learning. Such an approach is consonant with insights from pragmatism and pluralism in philosophy of science and may even suggest a productive way to frame uncertainty while facilitating public trust.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
Philosophy and History of Science
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Philosophy of Science
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Pages
- 1–19
- Publication date
- 30 July 2026
- Language
- EN