Rationals For Judgement Flashcards
What is temporal scale?
The rational of significance based on whether effects of a change are short or long term, temporary or permanent or sustained or not
What is future uncertainty?
The rational if significance based on whether effects are likely to continue into the future and whether there are positive or negative feedback mechanisms likely to occur
What is the rational of attitudes?
The rational of significance being based on whether human influence is increasing or decreasing, can be linked to the Kuznets curve and increasing green technology
What is the rational of root cause?
That significance is based on whether one factor causes others for example if one thing causes several others
What is geographical scale?
Significance is based on the scale of the factor, whether it is localised, national, regional or international
