Handbook for Environmental Risk Decision Making: Values, Perceptions, and EthicsC. Richard Cothern This handbook describes the broad aspects of risk management involving scientific policy judgment, uncertainty analysis, perception considerations, statistical insights, and strategic thinking. This book presents all the important concepts to enable the reader to "see the big picture." This ability is extremely important - it allows the decision ma |
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... principle be answered scientifically — although the answers are often a good deal more difficult to come up with in practice4 — would be, “How safe is it?” The second question is one that, by its nature, cannot be answered ...
... principle be answered scientifically — although the answers are often a good deal more difficult to come up with in practice4 — would be, “How safe is it?” The second question is one that, by its nature, cannot be answered ...
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... principle of a democracy has less to do with the technical expertise than with whether the answer reflects “ the will of the governed . ” - It is important to recognize , however , that distortions of vision are created not just by ...
... principle of a democracy has less to do with the technical expertise than with whether the answer reflects “ the will of the governed . ” - It is important to recognize , however , that distortions of vision are created not just by ...
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... principles , thus reducing the human element in decision making to a minimum.89 In the 20th century , the emphasis on such abstract " universal principles " declined , and a third model emerged , one that placed increased emphasis on ...
... principles , thus reducing the human element in decision making to a minimum.89 In the 20th century , the emphasis on such abstract " universal principles " declined , and a third model emerged , one that placed increased emphasis on ...
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... principle is that , if you can successfully characterize your opponents as lacking in legitimacy – by accusing them , for example , of being ignorant , irrational , selfish , or opposed to all that is scientific , prosperous or ...
... principle is that , if you can successfully characterize your opponents as lacking in legitimacy – by accusing them , for example , of being ignorant , irrational , selfish , or opposed to all that is scientific , prosperous or ...
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... principle” — the fact that trust is hard to gain, but easy to lose.106 As Slovic so aptly illustrates the point, if a specialist such as an accountant takes even one opportunity to steal, that single act creates a level of distrust that ...
... principle” — the fact that trust is hard to gain, but easy to lose.106 As Slovic so aptly illustrates the point, if a specialist such as an accountant takes even one opportunity to steal, that single act creates a level of distrust that ...
Contents
Introduction to Issues in Environmental Risk Decision Making | |
Impact of Subjectivity on Objectivity | |
Rediscovering the Role of Public Health in Environmental Decision Making | |
Telling the Public the Facts or the Probable Facts About Risks | |
The Urgent Need to Integrate Ethical Considerations into Risk Assessment Procedures | |
Moral Values in Risk Decisions | |
Values and Comparative Risk Assessment | |
Combining Data on Value Judgments | |
Ethical Theory and the Demands of Sustainability | |
Value Judgments Involved in Verifying and Validating Risk Assessment Models | |
The Stewardship Ethic Resolving the Environmental Dilemma | |
Introduction to the Commentary Section | |
Origin and Development | |
Balancing Risks Costs and Benefits Fairly Across | |
Introduction to Quantitative Issues | |
Environmental Ethics and Human Values | |
Index | |
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Handbook for Environmental Risk Decision Making: Values, Perceptions and Ethics C. Richard Cothern No preview available - 1995 |
Handbook for Environmental Risk Decision Making: Values, Perceptions, and Ethics C. Richard Cothern No preview available - 2019 |
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