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Risk Assessment And Decision-Making For Genetically Modified Foods, Aynsley Kellow
Risk Assessment And Decision-Making For Genetically Modified Foods, Aynsley Kellow
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author examines concerns about genetically modified foods and how those concerns have developed into policy responses markedly different in Europe than in the United States.
Five-Hundred Life-Saving Interventions And Their Misuse In The Debate Over Regulatory Reform, Lisa Heinzerling
Five-Hundred Life-Saving Interventions And Their Misuse In The Debate Over Regulatory Reform, Lisa Heinzerling
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The author argues that John D. Graham, administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, holds strong anti-environmental biases and has perpetuated and encouraged a misrepresentation of his own research, which has largely influenced health, safety, and environmental regulation.
Review Of: Social Trust And The Management Of Risk (George Cvetkovich & Ragnar E. Loftstedt, Eds.), Mahua Roy Chowdhury
Review Of: Social Trust And The Management Of Risk (George Cvetkovich & Ragnar E. Loftstedt, Eds.), Mahua Roy Chowdhury
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the book: Social Trust and the Management of Risk (George Cvetkovich & Ragnar E. Löfstedt, eds., Earthscan Publications Ltd. 1999). Tables, Figures, and Boxes, Acronyms and Abbreviations, Forward, Preface, Introduction, References, Index. ISBN 1-85383-604-4 [196 pp. $25.00. Paperback, 120 Pentonville Road, London, NI 9JN UK].
Review Of: Eckard Kämper, Decision Making Under Risk In Organisations: The Case Of German Waste Management, Jeremy S. Cleverly
Review Of: Eckard Kämper, Decision Making Under Risk In Organisations: The Case Of German Waste Management, Jeremy S. Cleverly
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Review of the book: Eckard K-Kämper, Decision Making Under Risk in Organisations: The Case of German Waste Management (Ashgate Publishing Co. 2000). Preface, Acknowledgements, Bibliography. ISBN 0-7546-1434-4 [183 pp. $69.95. Hardbound, 131 Main Street, Burlington, VT 05401- 5600].
The Precautionary Principle In Australia: Policy, Law & Potential Precautionary Eias, Warwick Gullett
The Precautionary Principle In Australia: Policy, Law & Potential Precautionary Eias, Warwick Gullett
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Gullet argues that environmental impact assessments are a logical vehicle for factoring the precautionary principle into large-project-approval processes.
An Administrative View Of Model Uncertainty In Public Health, Clark D. Carrington
An Administrative View Of Model Uncertainty In Public Health, Clark D. Carrington
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Dr. Carrington reviews several ways to deal with model uncertainty, including those failing to acknowledge any use of models. He then evaluates six such methods with regard to, e.g., transparency and cost of execution.
Environmental Decision Making And Risk Management For Groundwater Systems, Janet D. Gough
Environmental Decision Making And Risk Management For Groundwater Systems, Janet D. Gough
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
With an eye to a specific application in New Zealand, Ms. Gough explores the use of risk management approaches for environmental decision making at strategic, policy, management and operational levels.
Book Review Of Jeffrey W. Vincoli, Risk Management For Hazardous Chemicals (1996) And Andre R. Cooper, Sr., Cooper's Toxic Exposures Desk Reference (1997), Thomas G. Field Jr.
Book Review Of Jeffrey W. Vincoli, Risk Management For Hazardous Chemicals (1996) And Andre R. Cooper, Sr., Cooper's Toxic Exposures Desk Reference (1997), Thomas G. Field Jr.
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Book reviews for the following: Jeffrey W. Vincoli, Risk Management for Hazardous Chemicals (2 vols. CRC Lewis Publishers 1996). Acknowledgments, author, Chemical Abstracts Number index, chemical name index, introduction, preface, references, structure diagrams, tables. LC 96-35282, ISBN 1-56670-200-3 [3040+ pp. Cloth $297.00, $9.95 shipping. 2000 Corporate Blvd., N.W. Boca Raton, FL 33431.] Andr6 R. Cooper, Sr., Cooper's Toxic Exposures Desk Reference (CRC Lewis Publishers 1997). Chemical Abstracts Number index, chemical name index, introduction, synonyms and trade name index, tables. LC 96-35221, ISBN 1-56670-220-8 [2006+ pp. Cloth $199.00, $9.95 shipping.]
Coping With The Risk Of Cancer In Children Living Near Power Lines, Eileen N. Abt
Coping With The Risk Of Cancer In Children Living Near Power Lines, Eileen N. Abt
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Ms. Abt briefly summarizes evidence linking power lines with a possible increase in risk of childhood cancer. She also recounts how, although many experts remain skeptical of causality, public fears, whether or not warranted, have themselves created serious problems. Finally, she proposes ways to address those problems.
Book Reviews, Thomas G. Field Jr.
Book Reviews, Thomas G. Field Jr.
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Reviews of the following two books: VALUING HEALTH Risks. COSTS, AND BENEFITS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING (P. Brett Hammond and Rob Coppock, eds.) THE LIABILITY MAZE: THE IMPACT OF LIABILITY LAW ON SAFETY AND INNOVATION (Peter W. Huber And Robert E. Litan, eds.)
Comment: The Role Of Happenstance In Multidisciplinary Education, Jenifer S. Heath
Comment: The Role Of Happenstance In Multidisciplinary Education, Jenifer S. Heath
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
Notwithstanding a successful experience in interdisciplinary education at Cornell, Dr. Heath has found that students interested in multidisciplinary education confront an ever-shifting mosaic of opportunity. Thus, the author believes that success is apt to be more a matter of serendipity than careful planning.
Public Accountability Of Advisory Committees, Sidney A. Shapiro
Public Accountability Of Advisory Committees, Sidney A. Shapiro
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
The final paper from the symposium on public participation in Risk management discusses existing procedures for ensuring the integrity of advisory committee recommendations. It concludes that they are inadequate and argues that accountability would be better served if nonexperts were included. It also suggests that, in any event, measures need to be taken to indicate, e.g., the bases for committee conclusions.
Scientific Conventions, Ethics And Legal Institutions, Carl F. Cranor
Scientific Conventions, Ethics And Legal Institutions, Carl F. Cranor
RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)
This article examines the use of epidemiology to evaluate Risks posed by toxic substances. Using illustrations drawn from an elaborate example, it argues that scientists applying usual conventions in doing statistical studies tend to ignore important normative issues.