ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: BOUNDED RATIONALITY APPLIED TO UNBOUNDED ECOLOGICAL PROBLEMS

In: Policy studies journal: an international journal of public policy, Band 9, Heft 3, S. 359-368

Abstract

THE BOUNDING APPROACH OF THE POLICY PROCESS IN DEALING WITH THE INFORMATION PROBLEM EXCLUDES ALL DATA OUTSIDE THE APPARENT CAUSE /EFFECT HYPOTHESIS. POSSIBLE APPROACHES ARE TO INQUIRE INTO SIDE-EFFECTS AND UNCERTAINTIES, CHOSE COMPLEX ECOLOGIES OVER SIMPLE, AND SAMPLE FOR UNCERTAIN RISKS BY PROBABLITY ASSESSMENTS.