facilitates decision-making processes by offering a new dimension of compromise on both scientific assessment and policy decisions, and lowering the threshold of credibility necessary for decision-making. r 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction Establishing consensus on regulatory actions, where there are a large number of competing interests, is often a difficult process. Where there are significant scientific uncertainties and disagreements as well, controversies in scientific…
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