Sökning: "the making of an expert"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 114 avhandlingar innehållade orden the making of an expert.

1. 1. The negotiable desert : Expert knowledge in the negotiations of the Convention to Combat Desertification

   Författare :Elisabet Corell; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Convention to Combat Desertification CCD ; desertification; expertise; influence; international environmental negotiations; International Panel of Experts on Desertification IPED ; local knowledge; non-governmental organizations NCOs ; non-state actors; science and politics; scientific advisers; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Sammanfattning : As the awareness of environmental problems increases, so too do the number of international rules and regulations to prevent them. To set up new rules, decision-makers need knowledge about the environmental issues addressed and therefore often consult experts. LÄS MER

3. 2. The Making of an Expert Detective. Thinking and Deciding in Criminal Investigations

   Författare :Ivar Fahsing; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Criminal investigation; Expert; Decision-Making; Abductive Reasoning;

   Sammanfattning : Drawing on theoretical frameworks developed in social and cognitive psychology, this thesis examines the degree to which individual and systemic factors may compensate for inherent biases in criminal detectives’ judgments and decision-making. Study I – an interview study – explored criminal detectives’ views of critical factors related to decision making in homicide investigations. LÄS MER

4. 3. Mind the Gap : Human Decision Making and Information Fusion

   Författare :Maria Nilsson; Högskolan i Skövde; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Information Fusion; Decision Making; Distributed Cognition; Decision Support; Information technology; Informationsteknik; Teknik; Technology;

   Sammanfattning : Information fusion, i.e., the automatic integration of information from multiple sources, is an advancing research area which can assist decision makers in enhancing their decisions. Most information fusion research so far has had a technical focus and has paid relatively little attention to human decision making processes. LÄS MER

5. 4. Identity politics and city planning : the case of Jerusalem

   Författare :Ann-Catrin Andersson; Ingemar Elander; Karin Aggestam; Helena Lindholm Schultz; Örebro universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Jerusalem; territoriality; national identity; commemorations; identity discourse; identity politics; commemorative narratives; city planning; traditional Zionism; place-making; city policy; green Zionism; Political Science; Statskunskap;

   Sammanfattning : Jerusalem is the declared capital of Israel, fundamental to Jewish tradition, and a contested city, part of the Israel–Palestine conflict. Departing from an analysis of mainly interviews and policy documents, this study aims to analyze the interplay between the Israeli identity politics of Jerusalem and city planning. LÄS MER

7. 5. Development of an Environment-Accident Index : A planning tool to protect the environment in case of a chemical spill

   Författare :Åsa Scott Andersson; Mats Tysklind; Ingrid Fängmark; Olof Stjernström; Stellan Fisher; Per Leffler; Ronald Wennersten; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Environmental chemistry; Environment-Accident Index; Chemical Accidents; environmental effects; questionnaire; expert judgements; statistical multivariate design; PCA; PLS; Miljökemi; Environmental chemistry; Miljökemi;

   Sammanfattning : The increasing mass and complexity of chemicals being produced and transported has resulted in more rigorous demands on both authorities as well as chemical-handling industries to assess the risks involved. The Environment-Accident Index (EAI), has been proposed as a planning tool created as an equation in which chemical properties (variables describing the chemical involved) are combined with site-specific properties (variables describing the accident site). LÄS MER