The Experts below are selected from a list of 153 Experts worldwide ranked by ideXlab platform

Roland W Scholz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the crucial role of nomothetic and idiographic Conceptions of Time interdisciplinary collaboration in nuclear waste management
    Risk Analysis, 2012
    Co-Authors: Corinne Moser, Michael Stauffacher, Pius Krutli, Roland W Scholz
    Abstract:

    The disposal of nuclear waste involves extensive Time scales. Technical experts consider up to 1 million years for the disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste in their safety assessment. Yet nuclear waste is not only a technical but also a so-called sociotechnical problem and, therefore, requires interdisciplinary collaboration between technical, natural, social sciences, and the humanities in its management. Given that these disciplines differ in their language, epistemics, and interests, such collaboration might be problematic. Based on evidence from cognitive psychology, we suggest that, in particular, a concept like Time is presumably critical and can be understood differently. This study explores how different scientific disciplines understand extensive Time scales in general and then focuses on nuclear waste. Eighteen qualitative exploratory interviews were conducted with experts for Time-related phenomena of different disciplines, among them experts working in nuclear waste management. Analyses revealed two distinct Conceptions of Time corresponding to idiographic and nomothetic research approaches: scientists from the humanities and social sciences tend to have a more open, undetermined Conception of Time, whereas natural scientists tend to focus on a more determined Conception that includes some undetermined aspects. Our analyses lead to reflections on potential difficulties for interdisciplinary teams in nuclear waste management. We focus on the understanding of the safety assessment, on potential implications for communication between experts from different disciplines (e.g., between experts from the humanities and engineering for risk assessment and risk communication), and we reflect on the roles of different disciplines in nuclear waste management.

Corinne Moser - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the crucial role of nomothetic and idiographic Conceptions of Time interdisciplinary collaboration in nuclear waste management
    Risk Analysis, 2012
    Co-Authors: Corinne Moser, Michael Stauffacher, Pius Krutli, Roland W Scholz
    Abstract:

    The disposal of nuclear waste involves extensive Time scales. Technical experts consider up to 1 million years for the disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste in their safety assessment. Yet nuclear waste is not only a technical but also a so-called sociotechnical problem and, therefore, requires interdisciplinary collaboration between technical, natural, social sciences, and the humanities in its management. Given that these disciplines differ in their language, epistemics, and interests, such collaboration might be problematic. Based on evidence from cognitive psychology, we suggest that, in particular, a concept like Time is presumably critical and can be understood differently. This study explores how different scientific disciplines understand extensive Time scales in general and then focuses on nuclear waste. Eighteen qualitative exploratory interviews were conducted with experts for Time-related phenomena of different disciplines, among them experts working in nuclear waste management. Analyses revealed two distinct Conceptions of Time corresponding to idiographic and nomothetic research approaches: scientists from the humanities and social sciences tend to have a more open, undetermined Conception of Time, whereas natural scientists tend to focus on a more determined Conception that includes some undetermined aspects. Our analyses lead to reflections on potential difficulties for interdisciplinary teams in nuclear waste management. We focus on the understanding of the safety assessment, on potential implications for communication between experts from different disciplines (e.g., between experts from the humanities and engineering for risk assessment and risk communication), and we reflect on the roles of different disciplines in nuclear waste management.

Michael Stauffacher - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the crucial role of nomothetic and idiographic Conceptions of Time interdisciplinary collaboration in nuclear waste management
    Risk Analysis, 2012
    Co-Authors: Corinne Moser, Michael Stauffacher, Pius Krutli, Roland W Scholz
    Abstract:

    The disposal of nuclear waste involves extensive Time scales. Technical experts consider up to 1 million years for the disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste in their safety assessment. Yet nuclear waste is not only a technical but also a so-called sociotechnical problem and, therefore, requires interdisciplinary collaboration between technical, natural, social sciences, and the humanities in its management. Given that these disciplines differ in their language, epistemics, and interests, such collaboration might be problematic. Based on evidence from cognitive psychology, we suggest that, in particular, a concept like Time is presumably critical and can be understood differently. This study explores how different scientific disciplines understand extensive Time scales in general and then focuses on nuclear waste. Eighteen qualitative exploratory interviews were conducted with experts for Time-related phenomena of different disciplines, among them experts working in nuclear waste management. Analyses revealed two distinct Conceptions of Time corresponding to idiographic and nomothetic research approaches: scientists from the humanities and social sciences tend to have a more open, undetermined Conception of Time, whereas natural scientists tend to focus on a more determined Conception that includes some undetermined aspects. Our analyses lead to reflections on potential difficulties for interdisciplinary teams in nuclear waste management. We focus on the understanding of the safety assessment, on potential implications for communication between experts from different disciplines (e.g., between experts from the humanities and engineering for risk assessment and risk communication), and we reflect on the roles of different disciplines in nuclear waste management.

Pius Krutli - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the crucial role of nomothetic and idiographic Conceptions of Time interdisciplinary collaboration in nuclear waste management
    Risk Analysis, 2012
    Co-Authors: Corinne Moser, Michael Stauffacher, Pius Krutli, Roland W Scholz
    Abstract:

    The disposal of nuclear waste involves extensive Time scales. Technical experts consider up to 1 million years for the disposal of spent fuel and high-level waste in their safety assessment. Yet nuclear waste is not only a technical but also a so-called sociotechnical problem and, therefore, requires interdisciplinary collaboration between technical, natural, social sciences, and the humanities in its management. Given that these disciplines differ in their language, epistemics, and interests, such collaboration might be problematic. Based on evidence from cognitive psychology, we suggest that, in particular, a concept like Time is presumably critical and can be understood differently. This study explores how different scientific disciplines understand extensive Time scales in general and then focuses on nuclear waste. Eighteen qualitative exploratory interviews were conducted with experts for Time-related phenomena of different disciplines, among them experts working in nuclear waste management. Analyses revealed two distinct Conceptions of Time corresponding to idiographic and nomothetic research approaches: scientists from the humanities and social sciences tend to have a more open, undetermined Conception of Time, whereas natural scientists tend to focus on a more determined Conception that includes some undetermined aspects. Our analyses lead to reflections on potential difficulties for interdisciplinary teams in nuclear waste management. We focus on the understanding of the safety assessment, on potential implications for communication between experts from different disciplines (e.g., between experts from the humanities and engineering for risk assessment and risk communication), and we reflect on the roles of different disciplines in nuclear waste management.

Karthik Raocavale - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • patrick geddes in india anti colonial nationalism and the historical Time of cities in evolution
    Landscape and Urban Planning, 2017
    Co-Authors: Karthik Raocavale
    Abstract:

    Abstract This article presses the case for planning theory to recognize the historicity of historical Time, i.e. the argument that ideas about how the past, present, and future relate to each other are specific to particular life-worlds and cannot be treated as universal axioms. This argument emerges from a close analysis of Patrick Geddes’ stint as a town planner and public intellectual in the Indian subcontinent between 1915 and 1922. Geddes regarded both city and society as products of an evolutionary process led by citizens themselves, and his work has been praised for his deep respect for Indian traditions and sensitivity to the needs of the poor. Scholarly writing on Geddes’ work in India therefore reinforces the hagiographical depiction of Geddes as a tragically misunderstood visionary, rather than critically examining the limits of the theory of praxis contained in Geddes’ contributions to planning. In this revisionist account, I demonstrate the link between Geddes’ insistence on the continuity of historical Time and his preference for “civics” (the realm of cooperative social action) over the conflict and contention inherent in “conventional politics”. In contrast, nationalist elites in India operated on a discontinuous Conception of Time because of the deep schisms in the public sphere constituted under colonial rule. As a result, the interpenetration of “civics” and “politics” was necessarily an important part of attempts by nationalist elites to improve the living conditions of the urban poor.