Risk in the Modern Age Social Theory, Science and Environmental Deci
Environmental decision-making in recent decades has become increasingly dependent on scientific expertise. Grounded in universal principles of knowledge, these expert evaluations often depart from the assessments of ordinary members of the public. Whether
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Bernhard Blanke and Randall Smith (editors) CITIES IN TRANSITION New Challenges, New Responsibilities John Bynner and Rainer K. Silbereisen (editors) ADVERSITY AND CHALLENGE IN LIFE IN THE NEW GERMANY AND IN ENGLAND Maurie J. Cohen (editor) RISK IN THE MODERN AGE Social Theory, Science and Environmental Decision-Making Stephen Frowen and Jens Holscher (editors) THE GERMAN CURRENCY UNION OF 1990 A Critical Assessment Eva Kolinsky (editor) SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND THE FAMILY IN POST-COMMUNIST GERMANY Howard Williams, Colin Wight and Norbert Kapferer (editors) POLITICAL THOUGHT AND GERMAN REUNIFICATION The New German Ideology? Anglo-German Foundation Series Standing Order ISBN 978-0-333-71459-1 (outside North America only) You can receive future titles in this series as they are published by placing a standing order. Please contact your bookseller or, in case of difficulty, write to us at the address below with your name and address, the title of the series and the ISBN quoted above. Customer Services Department, Macmillan Distribution Ltd Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS, England
Risk in the Modern Age Social Theory, Science and Environmental Decision-Making Edited by
Maurie J. Cohen
Oxford Centre for the Environment, Ethics and Society Mansfield College, Oxford University, UK and Environmental Studies Program Binghamton University, USA
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