Hazards: technology and fairness

Auteur :
National Academy of Engineering / National Academy of EngineeringNational Academy of Sciences,
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309036443
Date de publication :
1 janv. 1986
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
386 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Addresses the moral, scientific, and commercial questions inherent in hazards management. This work discusses about regulating hazards that arise from chronic, low-level exposures and from low-probability events when science is unable to assign causes. It examines fairness in the distribution of risks and benefits of hazardous technologies.