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.
| ISBN: | 9780367152291 |
| Publication date: | 17th January 2019 |
| Author: | Matthias Aarhus Univeristy, Denmark Heymann |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 256 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Environmental Humanities |
| Genres: |
Climate change Environmental monitoring Computer modelling and simulation |
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.
Cultures of Prediction in Atmospheric and Climate Science features in the following genres: Climate change, Environmental monitoring, Computer modelling and simulation
Cultures of Prediction in Atmospheric and Climate Science is available in Paperback, Hardback
Cultures of Prediction in Atmospheric and Climate Science was written by Matthias Aarhus Univeristy, Denmark Heymann and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Cultures of Prediction in Atmospheric and Climate Science has 256 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Environmental Humanities series
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