Risk and Society: The Interaction of Science, Technology and Public PolicyLife 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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In order to accomplish this, substantial communication must occur between scientists/technologists and policy makers (who frequently, though not always, have less grounding in scientific/technical matters). Dialogue must also take place ...
In order to accomplish this, substantial communication must occur between scientists/technologists and policy makers (who frequently, though not always, have less grounding in scientific/technical matters). Dialogue must also take place ...
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Such coping has most often been described in terms of a more or less rational choice process which includes an information gathering phase, an assessment of costs and benefits, and finally a selection of a strategy.
Such coping has most often been described in terms of a more or less rational choice process which includes an information gathering phase, an assessment of costs and benefits, and finally a selection of a strategy.
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However, many more workers are affected by the less spectacular, but no less deadly effects of daily exposures to workplace risks. There are tens of thousands of fatal job-related injuries each year, as well as several million annual ...
However, many more workers are affected by the less spectacular, but no less deadly effects of daily exposures to workplace risks. There are tens of thousands of fatal job-related injuries each year, as well as several million annual ...
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Finally, there are those childhood difficulties that are less obvious than heart problems, visible birth defects, and respiratory ailments. These include children who are unusually nervous, and who tend to be classified Social Genesis ...
Finally, there are those childhood difficulties that are less obvious than heart problems, visible birth defects, and respiratory ailments. These include children who are unusually nervous, and who tend to be classified Social Genesis ...
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The risks in these cases pose less significant (although not always clearly delineated) problems for the general population, but those members of vulnerable groups often have little knowledge or choice regarding their exposure.
The risks in these cases pose less significant (although not always clearly delineated) problems for the general population, but those members of vulnerable groups often have little knowledge or choice regarding their exposure.
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CHAPTER | 15 |
Advocacy and Global Warming | 33 |
CHAPTER 3 | 54 |
CHAPTER 5 | 61 |
CHAPTER 6 | 90 |
CHAPTER 8 | 121 |
CHAPTER 10 | 137 |
CHAPTER 11 | 163 |
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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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| Título | Risk and Society: The Interaction of Science, Technology and Public Policy Volumen6 de Risk, Governance and Society |
| Editor | M Waterstone |
| Edición | ilustrada |
| Editor | Springer Science & Business Media, 2012 |
| ISBN | 9401136343, 9789401136341 |
| Largo | 179 páginas |
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