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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... PUBLIC POLICY CHAPTER 1 Risk Analysis : A Tool for Policy Decisions William D. Rowe CHAPTER 2 Scientists and Agenda ... Health Agency Norman J. Petersen 55 PART II ALLOCATING SCARCE MEDICAL RESOURCES 59 CHAPTER 4 Modern Medicine as ...
... PUBLIC POLICY CHAPTER 1 Risk Analysis : A Tool for Policy Decisions William D. Rowe CHAPTER 2 Scientists and Agenda ... Health Agency Norman J. Petersen 55 PART II ALLOCATING SCARCE MEDICAL RESOURCES 59 CHAPTER 4 Modern Medicine as ...
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... Public Perception of Nuclear Risk Morris Farr CHAPTER 9 Nuclear Power : Is it Worth the Risk ? Ronald D. Milo 101 ... Health and Community Issues Involved in Setting Standards Michael D. Lebowitz 165 CHAPTER 12 The Abuses of Risk ...
... Public Perception of Nuclear Risk Morris Farr CHAPTER 9 Nuclear Power : Is it Worth the Risk ? Ronald D. Milo 101 ... Health and Community Issues Involved in Setting Standards Michael D. Lebowitz 165 CHAPTER 12 The Abuses of Risk ...
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... Public Works , and in that position served as a codirector of the Committee's investigation of the Three Mile Island ... Health Service at Sells , Arizona . As maternal child health coordinator for the Sells Service Unit , she ...
... Public Works , and in that position served as a codirector of the Committee's investigation of the Three Mile Island ... Health Service at Sells , Arizona . As maternal child health coordinator for the Sells Service Unit , she ...
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... Public Policy at the University of Arizona , and a Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Political ... health care and ethics . WENDY LAIRD is a Research Fellow at World Wildlife Fund X Contributors.
... Public Policy at the University of Arizona , and a Professor with a joint appointment in the Department of Political ... health care and ethics . WENDY LAIRD is a Research Fellow at World Wildlife Fund X Contributors.
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... Health Criteria # 27 ) , was Co- Chair of the National Academy of Science / National Research Council's Committee on ... Public Administration and Policy , and Associate Dean of the College of Business and Public Administration at ...
... Health Criteria # 27 ) , was Co- Chair of the National Academy of Science / National Research Council's Committee on ... Public Administration and Policy , and Associate Dean of the College of Business and Public Administration at ...
Contenido
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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