Jaina and post-normal perspectives on uncertainty in climate change mitigation

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dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Sarah Isabel Helen
dc.contributor.supervisorWeaver, Andrew J.
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-01T16:02:07Z
dc.date.available2010-04-01T16:02:07Z
dc.date.copyright2007en
dc.date.issued2010-04-01T16:02:07Z
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Earth and Ocean Sciences
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractI examine uncertainty in climate change mitigation using the Jaina theory of reality, anekdntavada, and post-normal science, focussing on carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS). Aneknntavada reveals all conceptual knowledge, not just science, as reductionist. Traditional science is ekanta, failing to acknowledge its reductionism, and this has led to incautious and contextually inappropriate application of scientific results. However, through Jaina principles and post-normal methodology, we can avoid scientific and technological ekdntavadism. For example, we must ensure "continuous iterative control" is possible in any CCS project. Accordingly, geological and mineral carbonate storage are preferable to oceanic storage. The IPCC report on CCS is not a post-normal document, since only scientific and technical experts prepared it. This is not necessarily a criticism: the report could be an expert input preceding post-normal dialogue. However, since values enter scientific undertakings early on, a broader community of stakeholders should perhaps have prepared the Special Report.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/2421
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben
dc.subjectClimatic changesen
dc.subjectPhilosophyen
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Sciences and Engineering::Earth and Ocean Sciencesen
dc.titleJaina and post-normal perspectives on uncertainty in climate change mitigationen
dc.typeThesisen

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