Averting Catastrophe
Strategies for Regulating Risky Technologies
1st Edition
Published on 8. August 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-520-05754-8 (ISBN)
Description
Chernobyl, Bhopal, and Love Canal are symbols of the potentially catastrophic risks that go hand in hand with much modern technology. This volume is a non-partisan study of the imperfect but steadily developing system for containing the risks of such technologies as chemicals, nuclear power, and genetic engineering.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-05754-8 (9780520057548)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Joseph G. Morone and Edward J. Woodhouse both teach at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York.