Strategic science in the public interest : Canada's government laboratories and science-based agencies /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Doern, G. Bruce, 1942-
Otros Autores: Kinder, Jeffrey S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Canada. > Environment Canada.
Canada. > Natural Resources Canada.
Canada. > Environment Canada
Canada. > Natural Resources Canada
Research > Government policy > Canada.
Technology and state > Canada.
Science and state > Canada.
Laboratories > Canada.
Scientific bureaus > Canada.
Recherche > Politique gouvernementale > Canada.
Politique scientifique et technique > Canada.
Laboratoires > Canada.
Centres de recherche publics > Canada.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Affairs & Administration.
Laboratories
Research > Government policy
Science and state
Scientific bureaus
Technology and state
Canada
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 Canadaâ€?s Transformed Mining Sector
  • 4 The CANMET Energy Technology Centreâ€?Devon and the Alberta Oil Sands
  • 5 The Environmental Technology Centre and Environmental Protection
  • 6 The National Wildlife Research Centre and Frontline Sustainable Development7 Related Science Activities in the Regulatory and Monitoring Process
  • 8 Conclusions
  • Appendix: Canadian and Comparative Science and Technology Data
  • References
  • Index
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