The Role of Evidence in Risk Characterization
Making Sense of Conflicting Data
This book is one of the few that focus on the critical problem of the appropriate characterization of conflicting data for an adequate risk evaluation. It comprehensively coves the different approaches in various research areas in the US and in Europe, while also considering the psychological and ethical implications of risk evaluation. Special attention is paid to the controversially debated issue of potential health risks through electromagnetic fields. From the contents: From Scientific Analysis to Risk Policy Making Sense of Conflicting Data: Evidence Characterization in Different Research Areas Making Sense of Conflicting Data: Pro…
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Weitere Autoren: Schütz, Holger (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-3-527-62236-8
- EAN: 9783527622368
- Produktnummer: 13880567
- Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 239 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 1'575 KB
Über den Autor
Dr. Wiedemann is the Director of the Programme Group MUT at the Research Centre Jülich. He has extensive work-experience in the field of societal conflicts over modern technologies with a focus on risk communication and evidence characterization. A field of special interest is the potential risk of electromagnetic fields. Dr. Wiedemann was elected President (in 2002 and 2003) of the Society for Risk Analysis - Europe (SRA-E). He was called to serve in different sub-committees of the German Radiation Protection Commission and served as a member of the EMF Communication Group at the WHO EMF Project (1998-2000). Holger Schütz is a senior scientist at the Programme Group MUT. His research focus is on risk perception and risk communication, comparative assessment of environmental health risks, and evidence assessment. He is the first author of the book Comparative Risk Assessment published by Wiley-VCH in 2006.
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