Product Description: One of the few books to focus on the critical problem of the correct characterization of conflicting data for an adequate risk evaluation, this title comprehensively covers the different approaches in various research areas in the US and in Europe, while also considering the ethical implications of risk evaluation...read more

Providing a catalogue of suggested solutions for different categories of issues, this book offers a balanced overview and methodological examples for the practical implementation of the CRA. It considers CRA in the USA, Europe and Germany, using case studies to analyze and exemplify the decision-making processes and challenges involved. The authors then go on to look at the practical lessons learned from these case studies, together with an in-depth discussion of the underlying scientific hypotheses. Sound scientific knowledge for everyone who makes decisions, whether government ministers, regulators, or company directors.

Product Description: Das vorliegende Buch ist in den Jahren 1988-1990 im Rahmen der Programm­ gruppe "Mensch-Umwelt-Technik" des Forschungszentrums Jülich entstanden. Diese sozialwissenschaftlich orientierte Gruppe befaßt sich seit 1988 mit der Analyse der Bedingungen, Probleme und Möglichkeiten der Kommunikation über technikbedingte Risiken...read more