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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... Protection dans le Domaine Nucléaire ( CEPN ) , Fontenay - aux - Roses , France lan Burton , Institute for Environmental Studies , University of Toronto , Canada B. Bowonder , Center for Energy , Environment , and Technology ...
... Protection dans le Domaine Nucléaire ( CEPN ) , Fontenay - aux - Roses , France lan Burton , Institute for Environmental Studies , University of Toronto , Canada B. Bowonder , Center for Energy , Environment , and Technology ...
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... protection of public lands . Mr. Baron has also studied environmental issues in Europe as a fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. THERESA A. CULLEN , M.D. is currently working as a family practice resident at the University ...
... protection of public lands . Mr. Baron has also studied environmental issues in Europe as a fellow of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. THERESA A. CULLEN , M.D. is currently working as a family practice resident at the University ...
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... Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research from 1974-1978 , and on The President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine from 1979-1982 . Dr. Jonsen has written extensively on the topics of ...
... Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research from 1974-1978 , and on The President's Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine from 1979-1982 . Dr. Jonsen has written extensively on the topics of ...
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... Protection Agency , the World Health Organization , the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health . He presently serves on the WHO / EURO Working Committee on Indoor Air Quality , and the EPA Science Advisory ...
... Protection Agency , the World Health Organization , the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health . He presently serves on the WHO / EURO Working Committee on Indoor Air Quality , and the EPA Science Advisory ...
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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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