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Averting catastrophe: Strategies for regulating risky technologies - Hardcover

Morone, Joseph G

 
9780520057234: Averting catastrophe: Strategies for regulating risky technologies
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0520057236 ISBN 13: 9780520057234
Publisher: University of California Press, 1986

Synopsis

Chernobyl, Bhopal, and Love Canal are symbols of the potentially catastrophic risks that go hand in hand with much modern technology. This volume is a non-partisan study of the imperfect but steadily developing system for containing the risks of such technologies as chemicals, nuclear power, and genetic engineering.

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About the Author

Joseph G. Morone and Edward J. Woodhouse both teach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.

Review

"In a world that is largely defined by high technologies, it is essential to know which of those technologies is risky and how serious the risks are. . . . The authors make perceptive observations, distill important lessons and offer sensible recommendations for future policies and institutional structures." -- The Los Angeles Times

"The cases are presented evenhandedly and in straightforward language. General audiences will find them readable, and technical readers will benefit from being led through them in calm recollection." -- William W. Lowrance, The Scientist

"Well-written, concise, and accessible." -- Dudley J. Burton, Political Science Quarterly Review

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Publisher
University of California Press
Publication date
1986
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0520057236
ISBN 13 
9780520057234
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
215