In the chamber of risks : understanding risk controversies /

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The essential problem is the failure to recognize that controversies over risks are "normal events" in modern society and as such will be with us for the foreseeable future. Three key propositions define these events: risk management decisions are inherently disputable; public perceptions...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Leiss, William, 1939-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Health risk assessment > Canada > Case studies.
Environmental risk assessment > Canada > Case studies.
Risk management > Canada > Case studies.
Environmental policy > Canada.
Conservation of natural resources.
Environmental protection > Government policy > Canada.
Risk Assessment > organization & administration
Risk Management > organization & administration
Conservation of Natural Resources
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation > Canada > Études de cas.
Environnement > Évaluation du risque > Canada > Études de cas.
Gestion du risque > Canada > Études de cas.
Environnement > Protection > Politique gouvernementale > Canada.
Environnement > Politique gouvernementale > Canada.
Conservation des ressources naturelles.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Safety.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Management.
Environmental policy.
Environmental risk assessment.
Health risk assessment.
Risk management.
Risques pour la santé > Évaluation > Canada > Cas, Études de.
Environnement > Évaluation du risque > Canada > Cas, Études de.
Gestion du risque > Canada > Cas, Études de.
Canada
Canada.
Electronic books.
Case studies.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The essential problem is the failure to recognize that controversies over risks are "normal events" in modern society and as such will be with us for the foreseeable future. Three key propositions define these events: risk management decisions are inherently disputable; public perceptions of risk are legitimate and should be treated as such; the public needs to be intensively involved in the processes of risk evaluation and management. Leiss and his collaborators chronicle these organizational risks in a set of detailed case studies on genetically modified foods, cellular telephones, the notorious fuel additive MMT, pulp mill effluent, nuclear power, toxic substances legislation, tobacco, and the new type of "moral risks" associated with genetics technologies such as cloning. Contributors include Debora L. Van Nijnatten (Sir Wilfred Laurier University), Michael D. Mehta (University of Saskatchewan), Stephen Hill (University of Calgary), Éric Darier (Greenpeace), Greg Paoli (Decisionalysis Risk Consultants, Inc.), and Peter V. Hodson (Queen's University).
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 388 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773569515
0773569510

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