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Risk and Culture : an Essay on the Selection of Technological and Environmental Dangers.

Can we know the risks we face, now or in the future? No, we cannot; but yes, we must act as if we do. Some dangers are unknown; others are known, but not by us because no one person can know everything. Most people cannot be aware of most dangers at most times. Hence, no one can calculate precisely...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Douglas, Mary
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 1983.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Can We Know the Risks We Face?; I: Risks are Hidden; II: Risks are Selected; III: Scientists Disagree; IV: Assessment is Biased; V: The Center is Complacent; VI: The Border is Alarmed; VII: The Border Fears for Nature; VIII: America is a Border Country; IX: The Dialogue is Political; Conclusion: Risk is a Collective Construct; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W. 
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