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Risk and Society
M. . Ed(S): Waterstone
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Description for Risk and Society
Paperback. Editor(s): Waterstone, M. Series: Risk, Governance and Society. Num Pages: 179 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HP; RNF; TQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 320.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
179
Condition
New
Series
Risk, Governance and Society
Number of Pages
179
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401056137
SKU
V9789401056137
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Ref
99-15
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