Nature's experts : science, politics, and the environment / Stephen Bocking.

New Brunswick, N.J. ; London : Rutgers University Press, [2004], ©2004.

x, 298 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-287) and index.

Part I. Introduction. Encountering science and politics -- The uncertain authority of science -- Part II. Science and politics in environmental affairs. Science and environmental values -- Science and natural resources management -- Science and the global environment -- Science in a risky world -- Part III. Seeking effective and democratic science. Credible and effective science -- Democratic environmental science -- Achieving effective and democratic science.