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Governing Uncertainty: Environmental Regulation in the Age of Nanotechnology
Intends to engage scholarly perspectives on environmental regulation in light of the challenges posed by nanotechnology. This title focuses on the overarching lessons of regulatory response. With perspectives from economics, history, philosophy, and public policy, it illuminates the various challenges inherent in the development of nanotechnology.
Author(s) | Edited by Christopher Bosso (Northeastern University, USA). |
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Publisher | Taylor & Francis Inc |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 158 |
Published in | United States |
Published | 23 Feb 2010 |
Availability | Available |
Intends to engage scholarly perspectives on environmental regulation in light of the challenges posed by nanotechnology. This title focuses on the overarching lessons of regulatory response. With perspectives from economics, history, philosophy, and public policy, it illuminates the various challenges inherent in the development of nanotechnology.
Foreword by J. Clarence Davies 1. Policy Consequences of the 'Next Industrial Revolution' Christopher Bosso 2. A World of its Own? Nanotechnology's Promise -- and its Challenges Sean T. O'Donnell and Jacqueline A. Isaacs 3. Institutional E
Christopher J. Bosso is a professor of political science and an associate dean at Northeastern University. His previous books include Environment, Inc.: From Grassroots to Beltway, winner of the 2006 Lynton Caldwell Award for best book in environmental po