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UNINA9910953658303321 |
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Autore |
Douglas Mary |
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Titolo |
Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
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ISBN |
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9786612355233 |
9781282355231 |
1282355236 |
9780520907393 |
0520907396 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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WildavskyAaron B |
DouglasMary |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Risk management |
Risk |
Risk - Social aspects |
Risk assessment |
Environmental impact analysis |
Technology - Risk assessment |
Teknologi |
Risikoledelse |
Miljøet |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Can We Know The Risks We Face? -- I. Risks are Hidden -- II. Risks are Selected -- III. Scientists Disagree -- IV. Assessment is Biased -- V. The Center is Complacent -- VI. The Border is Alarmed -- VII. The Border Fears For Nature -- VIII. America Is A Border Country -- IX. The Dialogue is Political -- Conclusion: Risk is a Collective Construct -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Can we know the risks we face, now or in the future? No, we cannot; but yes, we must act as if we do. Some dangers are unknown; others are known, but not by us because no one person can know everything. |
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