Values and uncertainties

Abstract

Transdisciplinary research and post-normal science (PNS) are a complementary pair of approaches to the new understanding of science. Post-normal science concentrates on questions like 'what-about?' and 'what-if?' The issue of 'safety' is an exemplar of the post-normal approach, since it cannot be managed by a linear, reductionist analysis. © 2008 Springer Science + Business Media B.V.