Should We Risk It? : Exploring Environmental, Health, and Technological Problem Solving
Editorial Reviews
John S. Evans, Science, September 17th, 1999
Should We Risk It?, an exciting new text by Daniel Kammen and David Hassenzahl, explores the nature and methods of risk analysis through a set of carefully selected, critically analyzed and clearly explained problems. An introductory chapter provides an overview of the history and philosophy of the field. Nine substantive chapters cover the scientific and analytic foundations of risk assessment: modeling, statistics, uncertainty, toxicology, epidemiology, exposure assessment, technological risk, decision analysis, and communication.
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John S. Evans, Science
"Should We Risk It?, an exciting new text, explores the nature and the methods of risk analysis through a set of carefully selected, critically analyzed and clearly explained problems. . . . [A] fascinating tour of the field."
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Should We Risk It? : Exploring Environmental, Health, and Technological Problem Solving
Should We Risk It?: Exploring Environmental, Health, and Technological Problem Solving,Daniel M. Kammen,David M. Hassenzahl,Princeton University Press,0691074577,Environmental Policy,Environmental Science,Environmental Studies,General,Public Policy - General,Science,Science And Public Policy,Science/Mathematics,Biological Sciences,Environmental factors,Mathematics,Risk assessment,Science / Environmental Science,Social forecasting, futurology,Technology: General Issues,The Environment
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