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Risk in the Technological Society
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ABSTRACT
In this book, representatives of government, industry, universities, and public interest groups consider the emerging art of risk assessment and discuss the issues and problems involved. They look at two failures in technological risk management–Three Mile Island and Love Canal; examine the dimensions of technological risk; tackle the difficult question of how safe is "safe enough"; and offer a set of research priorities.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Part 1|87 pages
Failures in Managing Technological Risk
chapter 3|14 pages
Why Government Must Make a Mess of Technological Risk Management
part Part 2|87 pages
The Structure of Technological Risk
chapter 8|6 pages
Overview: Causality, Perception, and Uncertainty in Technological Risk
chapter 9|31 pages
Causal Structure: A Framework for Policy Formulation
chapter 10|26 pages
Rating the Risks: The Structure of Expert and Lay Perceptions
part Part 3|92 pages
Defining Tolerable Risk Levels
chapter 12|11 pages
Overview: Towards Determining Acceptable Risk
chapter 15|18 pages
Dealing with Industrial Health Risks: A Stepwise Goal-Oriented Concept
part Part 4|51 pages
Agenda for Research