Nanotechnology and the Public: Risk Perception and Risk Communication

by Susanna Hornig Priest

From nuclear power to gene therapy to the automobile, history shows that it is useful to encourage and facilitate public discussion about new technologies and their potential dangers. Part of the series Perspectives in Nanotechnology, Nanotechnology and the Public: Risk Perception and Risk Communication assesses results from focus groups, interviews, and other resources to provide a more nuanced understanding of how non-experts perceive...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439826838
• ISBN13: 9781439826836
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"