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Strategic Science in the Public Interest.

G. Bruce Doern and Jeffrey S. Kinder examine four labs whose mandates deal with the Alberta oil sands, environmental technologies, wildlife research, and mining and metals, respectively. The authors use these cases to explain why a better middle-level approach to analysis is needed for strategic pub...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Doern, G. Bruce
Otros Autores: Kinder, Jeff
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • 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
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
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