Risk and the public acceptance of new technologies /
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Rob Flynn and Paul Bellaby.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Palgrave Macmillan,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvii, 264 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
23 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Risk and the public acceptance of new technologies / Rob Flynn -- Public dialogue and the scientific citizen / Alan Irwin -- On the signature of new technologies: materiality, sociality and practical reasoning / Tom Horlick-Jones -- Public acceptance of new technologies in food products and production / Arnout R.H. Fisher, Lynn J. Fewer -- Making sense of uncertainty and precaution: the example of mobile telecommunications / Julie Barnett, Lada Timotijevic -- Against the stream: moving public engagement on nanotechnologies upstream / Laison Mohr -- Public acceptability of hydrogen fuel call transport and associated refueling infrastructures / Tanya O'Garra, Peter Pearson, Susana Mourato -- Social representations of hydrogen technologies: a community-owned wind-hydrogen project / Fionnguala Sherry-Brennan, Hannah Devine-Wright, Patrick Devine-Wright -- Stakeholder' and publics' perception of hydrogen energy technologies / Miriam Ricci, Paul Bellaby, Rob Flynn -- Technological transitions and public engagement competing visions of hydrogen fuel station / Mike Hodson, Simon Marvin, Victorian Simpson -- Towards a sustainable energy future: participatory foresight and appraisal as a response to managing uncertainty and contested social values / Malcom Eames, William McDowall.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Scientific and technological innovation is increasingly rapid and having far-reaching effects on society. Major change is occurring in all aspects of our lives, most notably in the way we communicate with each other, in the food we consume, in the nature of the materials which form everyday objects, and in future energy systems. All of these carry potential risks and benefits, and there has been growing public concern about trust in experts. In response, there have been attempts to 'engage' the public in various ways and to assess the acceptability of these innovations. This volume brings together leading social scientists to present the most up-to-date research about these topics, and to examine the debates about risk and public acceptance of new technologies.
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Risk and the public acceptance of new technologies.