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Strategic Science in the Public Interest /
The past twenty years have seen considerable shifts and struggles in 'government science' - that is, in the way the state funds, supports, regulates, conducts and uses scientific and technological activity. Focusing on federal labs and agencies, Strategic Science in the Public Interest exp...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part One: Historical Context and Analytical Framework
- 1. Government S&T Labs and Agencies as Institutions: Towards Middle-Level Approaches
- 2. Analytical Approach
- Part Two: Case Studies of R&D-Focused Labs and RSA-Focused Agencies
- 3. The CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories and Canada's Transformed Mining Sector
- 4. The CANMET Energy Technology Centre-Devon and the Alberta Oil Sands
- 5. The Environmental Technology Centre and Environmental Protection
- 6. The National Wildlife Research Centre and Frontline Sustainable Development
- 7. Related Science Activities in the Regulatory and Monitoring Process
- 8. Conclusions
- Appendix: Canadian and Comparative Science and Technology Data
- References
- Index