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Author Leiss, William, 1939-

Title Risk and responsibility / William Leiss and Christina Chociolko.

Imprint Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, c1994.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  363.17 L535r 1994    ---  Available
Description xvi, 405 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-397) and index.
Contents 1. Introduction: The Trouble with Risk -- Pt. 1. The Roots of Disagreement. 2. Managing Risks. 3. Apportioning Responsibility -- Pt. 2. Obstacles to Consensus: Two Seemingly Intractable Controversies. 4. Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields. Part One: Expert Assessment. 5. Power Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields. Part Two: A Public Controversy. 6. Alar, or Who Benefits? -- Pt. 3. Towards Consensus. 7. Stakeholder Negotiation. 8. Antisapstain Chemicals. 9. Useful Lessons -- Appendix 1: PF E/MF and Human Health: Basic Concepts -- Appendix 2: Antisapstain Chemicals - Stakeholder Negotiation Documents.
Subject Risk perception -- Canada.
Risk -- Canada -- Sociological aspects.
Health risk assessment -- Canada -- Case studies.
Environmental risk assessment -- Canada -- Case studies.
Added Author Chociolko, Christina, 1958-
ISBN 0773511776 (bound) : $55.00
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0773511946 (pbk.) : $22.95
9780773511941 (pbk.)

 
    
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