Risk and Society: The Interaction of Science, Technology and Public PolicyM Waterstone Springer Science & Business Media, 2012 M12 6 - 179 páginas Life in the last quarter of the twentieth century presents a baffling array of complex issues. The benefits of technology are arrayed against the risks and hazards of those same technological marvels (frequently, though not always, arising as side effects or by-products). This confrontation poses very difficult choices for individuals as well as for those charged with making public policy. Some of the most challenging of these issues result because of the ability of technological innovation and deployment to outpace the capacity of institutions to assess and evaluate implications. In many areas, the rate of technological advance has now far outstripped the capabilities of institutional monitoring and control. While there are many instances in which technological advance occurs without adverse consequences (and in fact, yields tremendous benefits), frequently the advent of a major innovation brings a wide array of unforeseen and (to some) undesirable effects. This problem is exacerbated as the interval between the initial development of a technology and its deployment is shortened, since the opportunity for cautious appraisal is decreased. |
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... Research Center . He received an M.A. Degree in Geography from the University of Colorado , and a Ph.D. in Geography from Rutgers University in 1983. He has worked in the areas of environmental policy , natural resources , risks and hazards ...
... Research Center . He received an M.A. Degree in Geography from the University of Colorado , and a Ph.D. in Geography from Rutgers University in 1983. He has worked in the areas of environmental policy , natural resources , risks and hazards ...
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... research , gene splicing and other biotechnologies ; the Strategic Defense Initiative ; nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal ; natural hazards ; dam safety ; and setting public health standards ( e.g. , for drinking water , air ...
... research , gene splicing and other biotechnologies ; the Strategic Defense Initiative ; nuclear power and nuclear waste disposal ; natural hazards ; dam safety ; and setting public health standards ( e.g. , for drinking water , air ...
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... Research Center at the University of Arizona . These include Pamela Hathaway , who served early on to coordinate the many details of the symposium ; Susanna Eden , who ... Risks and Hazards MARVIN WATERSTONE xix Acknowledgements xix.
... Research Center at the University of Arizona . These include Pamela Hathaway , who served early on to coordinate the many details of the symposium ; Susanna Eden , who ... Risks and Hazards MARVIN WATERSTONE xix Acknowledgements xix.
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... risks ( e.g. , automobile accidents , unsafe drinking water and the like ) to rare , but potentially cataclysmic events ( e.g. , large earthquakes or nuclear holocaust ) . In the past , most hazards research has focused largely on ...
... risks ( e.g. , automobile accidents , unsafe drinking water and the like ) to rare , but potentially cataclysmic events ( e.g. , large earthquakes or nuclear holocaust ) . In the past , most hazards research has focused largely on ...
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M Waterstone. Overview of Predominant Hazards Paradigm There has been much written of late which critiques the predominant approaches of hazards research . It has been suggested that this research has been largely atheoretical ; has ...
M Waterstone. Overview of Predominant Hazards Paradigm There has been much written of late which critiques the predominant approaches of hazards research . It has been suggested that this research has been largely atheoretical ; has ...
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A Tool for Policy Decisions 17 | 16 |
CHAPTER 2 | 33 |
CHAPTER 3 | 54 |
CHAPTER 5 | 61 |
Modern Medicine as a Risk to Society 63 | 62 |
CHAPTER 6 | 90 |
CHAPTER 8 | 121 |
CHAPTER 10 | 137 |
The Hard Choices 139 | 162 |
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Risk and Society: The Interaction of Science, Technology and Public Policy M Waterstone Vista previa limitada - 1991 |
Risk and Society: The Interaction of Science, Technology and Public Policy M Waterstone Sin vista previa disponible - 2012 |
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