Hazards: technology and fairness

"In the burgeoning literature on technological hazards, this volume is one of the best", states "Choice".

In a 3-part approach, it addresses the moral, scientific, social, and commercial questions inherent in hazards management.

Part I discusses how best to regulate hazards arising from chronic, low-level exposures and from low-probability events when science is unable to assign causes or estimate consequences of such hazards; Part II examines fairness in the distribution of risks and benefits of potentially hazardous technologies; and Part III presents practical lessons and cautions about managing hazardous technologies.

Together, the three sections put hazard management into perspective, providing a broad spectrum of views and information.