Risk and the Public Acceptance of New Technologies

by Paul Bellaby and Robert Flynn

Book Overview

This edited volume brings together leading social scientists who address recent evidence and debates about public engagement and trust in experts. The chapters consider different methods of public consultation for a variety of new technologies, including genetically modified foods, mobile telecommunications, nanotechnology, and hydrogen energy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230517056
• ISBN13: 9780230517059
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.8" x 6.2"