Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers |
Autore | Douglas Mary |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 304 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WildavskyAaron B
DouglasMary |
Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk Risk - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental impact analysis Technology - Risk assessment Teknologi Risikoledelse Miljøet |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
climate change conservation crime cultural theory of risk danger economy environmentalism fear foreign affairs foreign policy global warming government policy hazard law and order media nonfiction personal politics personal protection political beliefs politics pollution risk management risk perception sense of danger social dangers social issues social organization society sociology technology worldview |
ISBN |
1-282-35523-6
9786612355233 0-520-90739-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778083903321 |
Douglas Mary | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Risk and culture : an essay on the selection of technological and environmental dangers |
Autore | Douglas Mary |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 304 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
WildavskyAaron B
DouglasMary |
Soggetto topico |
Risk management
Risk Risk - Social aspects Risk assessment Environmental impact analysis Technology - Risk assessment Teknologi Risikoledelse Miljøet |
Soggetto non controllato |
anthropology
climate change conservation crime cultural theory of risk danger economy environmentalism fear foreign affairs foreign policy global warming government policy hazard law and order media nonfiction personal politics personal protection political beliefs politics pollution risk management risk perception sense of danger social dangers social issues social organization society sociology technology worldview |
ISBN |
1-282-35523-6
9786612355233 0-520-90739-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809074603321 |
Douglas Mary | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, 1982 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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