Nanotechnology: Risk, Ethics and Law (The Earthscan Science in Society Series)

Hunt, Geoffrey

ISBN 10: 1844075834 / ISBN 13: 9781844075836

Published by Routledge, 2008

About this Item

Offers a global overview of the state of nanotech and society in Europe, the USA, Japan and Canada, examining the ethics, the environmental and public health risks, and the governance and regulation of this most promising, and potentially most dangerous, of the various technologies. Editor(s): Hunt, Geoffrey; Mehta, Michael. Series: The Earthscan Science in Society Series. Num Pages: 320 pages, Figures, tables, boxes, index. BIC Classification: LAQ; PDR; TBN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 506. . 2008. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nanotechnology: Risk, Ethics and Law (The Earthscan Science in Society Series)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844075834
• ISBN 13: 9781844075836
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Nanotechnology - technology at the molecular level - is held out by many as the Holy Grail for creating a trillion dollar economy and solving problems from curing cancer to reprocessing waste into products and building superfast computers. Yet, as with GMOs, many view nanotech as a high risk genie in a bottle that once uncorked has the potential to cause unpredictable, perhaps irreversible, environmental and public health disasters. With the race to bring products to market, there is pressing need to take stock of the situation and to have a full public debate about this new technological frontier. Including contributions by renowned figures such as Roland Clift, K. Eric Drexler and Arpad Pusztai, this is the first global overview of the state of nanotech and society in Europe, the USA, Japan and Canada, examining the ethics, the environmental and public health risks, and the governance and regulation of this most promising, and potentially most dangerous, of all technologies.

About the Author

Geoffrey Hunt is Professor of Ethics at the University of Surrey, UK and Professional Fellow of the Institute of Nanotechnology. Michael Mehta is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Sociology of Biotechnology Program at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.