1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910160305203321

Autore

Keely Cheryl <1969->

Titolo

A Book of Bridges : here to there and me to you / / written by Cheryl Keely ; illustrated by Celia Krampien

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Ann Arbor, Michigan : , : Sleeping Bear Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-63472-405-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (36 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

624.2

Soggetti

Bridges

Bridges - Social aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

"Bridges are some of the most fascinating structures in our landscape. "From towering suspension bridges to humble stone crossings, this book visits them all in sweet, bouncing text with expository sidebars. But while bridges can be quite grand, this reminds us that their main purpose is bringing people together"--



2.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN0047355

Autore

Hannabuss, Keith

Titolo

An introduction to quantum theory / Keith Hannabuss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford, 1997

ISBN

01-985379-4-8

978-01-985379-4-6

Descrizione fisica

XIV, 380 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Soggetti

81-XX - Quantum theory [MSC 2020]

00A79 (77-XX) - Physics [MSC 2020]

46N50 - Applications of functional analysis in quantum physics [MSC 2020]

47N50 - Applications of operator theory in the physical sciences [MSC 2020]

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910815678703321

Autore

Leiss William <1939->

Titolo

Risk and responsibility / / William Leiss and Christina Chociolko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Montreal ; ; Buffalo : , : McGill-Queen's University Press, , 1994

©1994

ISBN

1-282-85693-6

9786612856938

0-7735-6467-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 405 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

ChociolkoChristina <1958->

Disciplina

363.17

Soggetti

Health risk assessment

Environmental risk assessment

Electromagnetic fields - Health aspects

ELF electromagnetic fields - Health aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-397) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Trouble with Risk -- The Roots of Disagreement -- Managing Risks -- Apportioning Responsibility -- Obstacles to Consensus: Two Seemingly Intractable Controversies -- Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields Part One: Expert Assessment -- Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields Part Two: A Public Controversy -- Alar, or Who Benefits? -- Towards Consensus -- Stakeholder Negotiation in Risk Controversies -- Stakeholder Negotiation in Risk Controversies -- Useful Lessons -- Appendices -- Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields (PF E/MF) and Human Health: Basic Concepts -- Framework Consensus Agreement and CAPCO Note B.C. Stakeholder Forum on Sapstain Control -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

William Leiss and Christina Chociolko explain that controversies arise in part because many participants try to avoid assuming full responsibility for the consequences of the risk-taking they advocate. For example, one can indulge in the pleasure of nicotine addiction despite an awareness of the health risks and count on a publicly funded health



care system to assume the responsibility for dealing with the resulting illnesses. They provide detailed case studies of the controversies over the effects of exposure to power frequency electric and magnetic fields and to the chemical pesticides alar and antisapstains. Shorter studies of exposure to tobacco, formaldehyde, and the pesticide alachlor are also presented. The authors address the difficulties of arriving at reliable scientific estimates of risk in such controversial areas, and the impact of this uncertainty on disagreements among different interest groups over how to manage those risks responsibly. In conclusion they attempt to delineate conditions under which consensus on the assessment and management of environmental health risks might be achieved among a wide range of interest groups. Risk and Responsibility will be of specific interest to policymakers and analysts, activists, and environmentalists, and of general interest to those working in relevant industries and members of the legal profession.