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UNINA9910815389403321 |
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Cordner Alissa |
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Toxic safety : flame retardants, chemical controversies, and environmental health / / Dr. Alissa Cordner ; cover design, Diane Lugar |
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New York, [New York] : , : Columbia University Press, , 2016 |
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1 online resource (347 p.) |
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Fireproofing agents - Environmental aspects |
Fireproofing agents - Toxicology |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Uncertain Science and The Fight for Environmental Health -- 2. Hot Topics: Flame Retardants in The Public Sphere -- 3. Defending Risk and Defining Safety -- 4. Strategic Science Translation -- 5. Negotiating Science, Politicizing Science -- 6. Science for Advocacy -- Conclusion: The Pursuit of Chemical Justice -- Appendix. Playing the Field: Methodological Reflections -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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Initially marketed as a life-saving advancement, flame retardants are now mired in controversy. Some argue that data show the chemicals are unsafe while others continue to support their use. The tactics of each side have far-reaching consequences for how we interpret new scientific discoveries.An experienced environmental sociologist, Alissa Cordner conducts more than a hundred interviews with activists, scientists, regulators, and industry professionals to isolate the social, scientific, economic, and political forces influencing environmental health policy today. Introducing "strategic science translation," she describes how stakeholders use scientific evidence to support nonscientific goals and construct "conceptual risk formulas" to shape risk assessment and the interpretation of empirical evidence. A revelatory text for public-health advocates, Toxic Safety demonstrates that while all parties interested in health issues use science to support their claims, they do not compete on a level playing field and even |
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good intentions can have deleterious effects. |
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UNINA9910298598603321 |
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Autore |
Hossain Kamrul |
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Food Security Governance in the Arctic-Barents Region / / by Kamrul Hossain, Dele Raheem, Shaun Cormier |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
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[1st ed. 2018.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (155 pages) |
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Food—Biotechnology |
Environmental law |
Environmental policy |
Nutrition |
Food Science |
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice |
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Chapter 01- Introduction -- Chapter 02- Food security - a basic need for humans -- Chapter 03- General Background: Food Security in the Arctic-Barents region -- Chapter 04- What types of foods are available in the region -- Chapter 05- Food security and the Arctic-Barents communities -- Chapter 06- Issues of Food (in) security in the Barents region -- Chapter 07- The governance of the Arctic-Barents region and food security -- Chapter 08- Knowledge gaps and recommendations: An analysis. |
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Food Security Governance in the Arctic-Barents Region provides a multidisciplinary perspective on the major food security and safety challenges faced in the Arctic region. The authors address existing gaps in current knowledge of the coordination and implementation of legal framework and policy that affects the Arctic. The volume is unique in its focus on the Barents region, an area of northern Europe |
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containing Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The region has a population of approximately 5.2 million, including indigenous and non-indigenous peoples. The authors offer a balanced and systemic review of the role of traditional foods in this region, along with an overview of the regulatory tools and institutions that govern food security. Food security and safety in the –Arctic-Barents region is connected to and impacted by transformations from both inside and outside the area. Climate change, globalization and human activities affect the availability, accessibility, and affordability of food. The result of these transformations has an impact on the food security and safety for both indigenous and non-indigenous individuals and communities. The authors, by highlighting these challenges, reveal the importance of having harmonized policies and legal tools in place in order to strengthen food security and safety in the Barents region. The book forms part of the main outcome of the Academy of Finland’s ongoing project on Human Security as a promotional tool for societal security in the Arctic: Addressing Multiple Vulnerability to its Population with Specific Reference to the Barents Region (HuSArctic). Researchers, policy makers, and other stakeholders will find the book to be an important contribution to the promotion of policies and strategies on food security. |
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