Worst Things First : The Debate over Risk-Based National Environmental Priorities

Adam M. Finkel

ISBN 10: 0915707764 / ISBN 13: 9780915707768

Published by Routledge, 1995

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - For any government agency, the distribution of available resources among problems or programs is crucially important. Agencies, however, typically lack a self-conscious process for examining priorities, much less an explicit method for defining what priorities should be. Worst Things First illustrates the controversy that ensues when previously implicit administrative processes are made explicit and subjected to critical examination. It reveals surprising limitations to quantitative risk assessment as an instrument for precise tuning of policy judgments. The book also demonstrates the strength of political and social forces opposing the exclusive use of risk assessment in setting environmental priorities.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Worst Things First : The Debate over Risk-Based National Environmental Priorities
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915707764
• ISBN 13: 9780915707768
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 20D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 527 grams

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Synopsis

For any government agency, the distribution of available resources among problems or programs is crucially important. Agencies, however, typically lack a self-conscious process for examining priorities, much less an explicit method for defining what priorities should be. Worst Things First? illustrates the controversy that ensues when previously implicit administrative processes are made explicit and subjected to critical examination. It reveals surprising limitations to quantitative risk assessment as an instrument for precise tuning of policy judgments. The book also demonstrates the strength of political and social forces opposing the exclusive use of risk assessment in setting environmental priorities.

About the Author

Adam M. Finkel, Dominic Golding