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- catalog abstract ""Through a new set of detailed case studies, William Leiss shows that while industry and governments have made much progress in responsibly managing risks to health and environment, they remain quite poor at managing their involvements with risk issues, that is, with the often intense controversies about the way in which risks should be managed. This organizational risk, associated with misunderstanding the nature of risk management issues, can have damaging consequences, something that remains poorly appreciated." "The essential problem is the failure to recognize that controversies over risks are "normal events" in modern society and as such will be with us for the foreseeable future. Three key propositions define these events: risk management decisions are inherently disputable; public perceptions of risk are legitimate and should be treated as such; the public needs to be intensively involved in the processes of risk evaluation and management. Leiss and his collaborators chronicle these organizational risks in a set of detailed case studies on genetically modified foods, cellular telephones, the notorious fuel additive MMT, pulp mill effluent, nuclear power, toxic substances legislation, tobacco, and the new type of "moral risks" associated with genetics technologies such as cloning."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12266683.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Through a new set of detailed case studies, William Leiss shows that while industry and governments have made much progress in responsibly managing risks to health and environment, they remain quite poor at managing their involvements with risk issues, that is, with the often intense controversies about the way in which risks should be managed. This organizational risk, associated with misunderstanding the nature of risk management issues, can have damaging consequences, something that remains poorly appreciated." "The essential problem is the failure to recognize that controversies over risks are "normal events" in modern society and as such will be with us for the foreseeable future. Three key propositions define these events: risk management decisions are inherently disputable; public perceptions of risk are legitimate and should be treated as such; the public needs to be intensively involved in the processes of risk evaluation and management. Leiss and his collaborators chronicle these organizational risks in a set of detailed case studies on genetically modified foods, cellular telephones, the notorious fuel additive MMT, pulp mill effluent, nuclear power, toxic substances legislation, tobacco, and the new type of "moral risks" associated with genetics technologies such as cloning."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-383) and index.".
- catalog description "Risk issue management -- Frankenfoods; or, the trouble with science -- Cellular telephones -- MMT, a risk management masquerade -- Regulating nuclear power: the mismanagement of public consultation in Canada / Michael D. Mehta -- Environment's x-file: pulp mill effluent regulation -- Between expertise and bureaucracy: trapped at the interface of science and policy -- The CEPA soap opera -- Voluntary instruments / Éric Darier and Deborah VanNijnatten -- Tobacco uncontrolled -- Into the maze of moral risks -- Towards competence in risk issue management -- Appendix: providing independent expert advice to government and the public.".
- catalog extent "xv, 388 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0773522387 (bound) :".
- catalog identifier "0773522468 (pbk.) :".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Canada".
- catalog spatial "Canada.".
- catalog subject "363.17/2/0971 21".
- catalog subject "Conservation of Natural Resources Canada.".
- catalog subject "Environmental policy Canada Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Environmental policy Canada.".
- catalog subject "Environmental risk assessment Canada Case studies.".
- catalog subject "HD30.255 .L444 2001".
- catalog subject "Health risk assessment Canada Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Industrial management Environmental aspects Canada Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Risk Assessment organization & administration Canada.".
- catalog subject "Risk Management organization & administration Canada.".
- catalog subject "Risk management Canada Case studies.".
- catalog subject "WA 30 L532i 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "Risk issue management -- Frankenfoods; or, the trouble with science -- Cellular telephones -- MMT, a risk management masquerade -- Regulating nuclear power: the mismanagement of public consultation in Canada / Michael D. Mehta -- Environment's x-file: pulp mill effluent regulation -- Between expertise and bureaucracy: trapped at the interface of science and policy -- The CEPA soap opera -- Voluntary instruments / Éric Darier and Deborah VanNijnatten -- Tobacco uncontrolled -- Into the maze of moral risks -- Towards competence in risk issue management -- Appendix: providing independent expert advice to government and the public.".
- catalog title "In the chamber of risks : understanding risk controversies / William Leiss.".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".