Technical Controversies over Public Policy: From Fluoridation to Fracking and Climate Change

by Allan Mazur

Newspapers and TV often report controversial risk warnings over technological innovations, scientific developments, or environmental hazards that have at their core a dispute between experts who contradict one another not only on preferred policy but also on the scientific facts that underlie decisions about public policy. Recent examples are the disputes about climate change, fracking, vaccination and autism, and genetically modified organisms...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138103403
• ISBN13: 9781138103405
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"