Science, Risk, and Policy
For decades, experts and the public have been at odds over the nature and magnitude of risks and how they should be mitigated through policy. Experts argue that the fears of the public are irrational, and that public policy should be based on sound science. The public, on the other hand, is skeptical of experts, and believe policy should represent their interests. How do policy analysts make sense of these competing views?Science, Risk and Policy answers this question by examining how people evaluate evidence, how science is conducted, and how a multi-disciplinary framework to risk can inform policy by bridging the gap between experts and the…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-317-28081-1
- EAN: 9781317280811
- Produktnummer: 20179038
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 266 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 3'383 KB
- Abbildungen: 18 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 10 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 8 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 9 schwarz-weiße Tabellen
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Andrew J. Knight works for the Province of Nova Scotia in program evaluation.
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