Understanding risk: informing decisions in a democratic society
Auteur :
National Research Council / Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education / Board on Environmental Change and Society / Committee on Risk Characterization
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309089562
Date de publication :
5 juin 1996
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Addresses a central dilemma of risk decision making in a democracy: scientific and technical information is essential for making decisions, but the people who make and live with those decisions are not scientists. This volume also explores how risk characterization should inform decision makers and the public.