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Decision Making for Complex Socio-Technical Systems
Thomas B. Flueler
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Description for Decision Making for Complex Socio-Technical Systems
Paperback. Series: Environment & Policy. Num Pages: 384 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KCS; RNF; RNH; RNQ; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 599.
Waste management can be considered as a mirror of society. In its (our) fluctuating definition, besides conserving a supply of valuable materials and resources, it acts as a fascinating expression for our throw-away mentality. Waste is inevitable, but it nevertheless provides an opportunity, a need and an incentive for society to pursue a more careful management of it. If this is successfully carried out, society may well find it possible to manage itself in an overall more careful and universal way. The management, or governance, of radioactive waste particularly is determined by a complex constellation of individuals, social aggregates, and ... Read more
Waste management can be considered as a mirror of society. In its (our) fluctuating definition, besides conserving a supply of valuable materials and resources, it acts as a fascinating expression for our throw-away mentality. Waste is inevitable, but it nevertheless provides an opportunity, a need and an incentive for society to pursue a more careful management of it. If this is successfully carried out, society may well find it possible to manage itself in an overall more careful and universal way. The management, or governance, of radioactive waste particularly is determined by a complex constellation of individuals, social aggregates, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Series
Environment & Policy
Number of Pages
357
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400789081
SKU
V9789400789081
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99-15
Reviews for Decision Making for Complex Socio-Technical Systems
From the reviews: "Flüeler provides one of the most extensive bibliographies, which he conveniently organizes into a number of useful categories for those who are conducting research in this area. His extensive experience with how this issue was dealt with in Switzerland over a 50-y period along with examples from a variety of other countries ... Read more