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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... hazards; dam safety; and setting public health standards (e.g., for drinking water, air quality or radiation exposures). All of the foregoing have at least three major elements in common. First, all are generated as the result of ...
... hazards; dam safety; and setting public health standards (e.g., for drinking water, air quality or radiation exposures). All of the foregoing have at least three major elements in common. First, all are generated as the result of ...
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... hazards. Yet each offers important insights on the ways in which risk issues arise, mature and have profound impacts upon our society. It is my hope that by making the discourse about risks and hazards more ecumenical, we can achieve a ...
... hazards. Yet each offers important insights on the ways in which risk issues arise, mature and have profound impacts upon our society. It is my hope that by making the discourse about risks and hazards more ecumenical, we can achieve a ...
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... with the project. Finally, I owe my thanks to Yvette Semler, who cheerfully and capably handled all of the numerous word processing duties. Introduction The Social Genesis of Risks and Hazards MARVIN WATERSTONE xix Acknowledgements xix.
... with the project. Finally, I owe my thanks to Yvette Semler, who cheerfully and capably handled all of the numerous word processing duties. Introduction The Social Genesis of Risks and Hazards MARVIN WATERSTONE xix Acknowledgements xix.
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... hazards research has focused largely on delineation of hazard occurrence (location, magnitude, extent, periodicity), on the underlying physical causes of hazards, and on human strategies for managing or reducing hazard consequences ...
... hazards research has focused largely on delineation of hazard occurrence (location, magnitude, extent, periodicity), on the underlying physical causes of hazards, and on human strategies for managing or reducing hazard consequences ...
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... hazards (past and current) has tended to focus on discrete, highly identifiable threats—geophysical events (e.g., a flood or earthquake) or isolated technological hazards (e.g., a nuclear plant incident or a hazardous material spill) ...
... hazards (past and current) has tended to focus on discrete, highly identifiable threats—geophysical events (e.g., a flood or earthquake) or isolated technological hazards (e.g., a nuclear plant incident or a hazardous material spill) ...
Contenido
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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Información bibliográfica
| 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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