03270nam 2200769 a 450 991049613630332120230828200738.00-520-35209-20-520-91199-70-585-30050-X10.1525/9780520352094(CKB)111004366700862MAHL89B7813DCLC8830640B(MH)001631126-4(SSID)ssj0000096399(PQKBManifestationID)11981710(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000096399(PQKBWorkID)10077434(PQKB)10709011(DE-B1597)648858(DE-B1597)9780520352094(EXLCZ)9911100436670086219891020d1989 ub 0engur|||||||||||txtccrAcceptable risk? making decisions in a toxic environment /Lee Clarke[electronic resource]Berkeley University of California Pressc19891 online resource (xiii, 229 p. )Includes index.0-520-07657-5 0-520-06303-1 Includes bibliographical references (201-217).Organizations and modern technology give us much of what we value, but they have also given us Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and Bhopal. The question at the heart of this paradox is "What is acceptable risk?" Based on his examination of the 1981 contamination of an office building in Binghamton, New York, Lee Clarke's compelling study argues that organizational processes are the key to understanding how some risks rather than others are defined as acceptable. He finds a pattern of decision-making based on relationships among organizations rather than the authority of individuals or single agencies.Environmental protectionUnited StatesRisk assessmentUnited StatesEnvironmental healthUnited StatesEnvironmental policyUnited StatesEnvironmental protectionUnited StatesRisk assessmentUnited StatesEnvironmental healthUnited StatesEnvironmental policyUnited StatesCivil & Environmental EngineeringHILCCEngineering & Applied SciencesHILCCEnvironmental EngineeringHILCCEnvironmental protectionRisk assessmentEnvironmental healthEnvironmental policyEnvironmental protectionRisk assessmentEnvironmental healthEnvironmental policyCivil & Environmental EngineeringEngineering & Applied SciencesEnvironmental Engineering363.1Clarke Lee Ben1231145MH-LBOOK9910496136303321Acceptable risk2858560UNINAThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress