Did water kill the cows? : the distribution and democratisation of risk, responsibility and liability in a Dutch agricultural controversy on water pollution and cattle sickness /

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This PhD-thesis gives an inventory of new risks as a result of the co-evolution of society and technology where modern societies nowadays are increasingly being faced with.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mourik, Ruth M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, Ã2004.
Colección:UM Proefschriften Ser.
Temas:
Animal culture > Environmental aspects.
Agriculture.
Agriculture
farming (activity or system)
agriculture (discipline)
Animal culture > Environmental aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. How to blame a farmer? Constructed risk in the agricultural arena; 3. How to blame a polder? Obdurate risk in the water management arena; 4. How to blame a government? Distributing responsibility in the political arena; 5. Who to blame? Attributing responsibility in the judicial arena; 6. Conclusion. How to democratise the distribution of risks, responsibility and liability; Bibliography; Glossary; List of interviewees; Dutch Summary; Curriculum Vitae.

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