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Science, Risk, and Policy (Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society) - Hardcover

Book 32 of 46: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society

Knight, Andrew J.

 
9781138189263: Science, Risk, and Policy (Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 113818926X ISBN 13: 9781138189263
Publisher: Routledge, 2016

Synopsis

For decades, experts and the public have been at odds over the nature and magnitude of risks and how they should be mitigated through policy. Experts argue that the fears of the public are irrational, and that public policy should be based on sound science. The public, on the other hand, is skeptical of experts, and believe policy should represent their interests. How do policy analysts make sense of these competing views?

Science, Risk and Policy answers this question by examining how people evaluate evidence, how science is conducted, and how a multi-disciplinary framework to risk can inform policy by bridging the gap between experts and the public. This framework is then applied to four case studies: pesticides, genetically engineered foods, climate change, and nuclear power. By tracing the history of the science, policies and regulations, and evaluating arguments made about these risks, Andrew J. Knight provides a guide to understand how experts and the public view risks.

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About the Author

Andrew J. Knight works for the Province of Nova Scotia in program evaluation.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2016
Language
English
ISBN 10 
113818926X
ISBN 13 
9781138189263
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
266