Risk and The Public Acceptance of New Technologies
Flynn, Rob (EDT)
Bellaby, Paul
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BOOK SUMMARY
Scientific and technological innovation continues at a rapid pace, but the public is increasingly aware of possible risks and demanding greater involvement in decisions about new technologies. This edited volume brings together leading social scientists w
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Scientific and technological innovation continues at a rapid pace, but the public is increasingly aware of possible risks and demanding greater involvement in decisions about new technologies. This edited volume brings together leading social scientists who address recent evidence and debates about public engagement and trust in experts. The chapters consider different methods of public consultation and 'deliberation' in relation to a variety of new technologies, including genetically modified foods, mobile telecommunications, nanotechnology, and hydrogen energy.
AUTHOR BIO
ROB FLYNN is Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK. He has researched and published in urban sociology and medical sociology, and about risk perception of new technologies. He was formerly Chair of the editorial board for Sociology, and currently is Chair of the editorial board of Sociology of Health and Illness. PAUL BELLABY is Professor of Sociology, University of Salford, UK. His research and publications have been in sociology of health, and his most recent studies include work on the risks of hydrogen energy, the use of the internet in public health, and questions of trust in science and technology.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Risk and the Public Acceptability of New Technologies--R.Flynn * Public Dialogue and the Scientific Citizen: A Critique--A.Irwin * Social Constructions of Environmental and Technological Risks--J.Petts * The Public Acceptability of Genetically Modified Food Risks--A.Fischer & L.Frewer * Social Attitudes to Uncertainty and Precaution in Mobile Telecommunications--J.Barnett * "Upstream" Engagement in Nanotechnology?--A.Mohr * Public Acceptability of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Transport--T.O'Garra, P.Pearson & S.Mourato * Social Representations of Hydrogen Energy and Sustainability--F.Sherry-Brennan, P.Devine-Wright & H.Devine-Wright * Stakeholders' and Publics' Perceptions of Hydrogen Energy Technologies--P.Bellaby, R.Flynn & M.Ricci * Mediating the Public Acceptance of New Energy Technologies: The Case of the SOCROBUST Tool--M.Hodson & S.Marvin * Multi-Criteria and Deliberative Appraisal of Energy Futures--M.Eames & W.McDowall * Conclusions--Public Awareness, Engagement and Trust--P.Bellaby * Glossary of Terms * References * Subject Index * Author Index Risk and the Public Acceptability of New Technologies--R.Flynn * Public Dialogue and the Scientific Citizen: A Critique--A.Irwin * Social Constructions of Environmental and Technological Risks--J.Petts * The Public Acceptability of Genetically Modified Food Risks--A.Fischer & L.Frewer * Social Attitudes to Uncertainty and Precaution in Mobile Telecommunications--J.Barnett * "Upstream" Engagement in Nanotechnology?--A.Mohr * Public Acceptability of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Transport--T.O'Garra, P.Pearson & S.Mourato * Social Representations of Hydrogen Energy and Sustainability--F.Sherry-Brennan, P.Devine-Wright & H.Devine-Wright * Stakeholders' and Publics' Perceptions of Hydrogen Energy Technologies--P.Bellaby, R.Flynn & M.Ricci * Mediating the Public Acceptance of New Energy Technologies: The Case of the SOCROBUST Tool--M.Hodson & S.Marvin * Multi-Criteria and Deliberative Appraisal of Energy Futures--M.Eames & W.McDowall * Conclusions--Public Awareness, Engagement and Trust--P.Bellaby * Glossary of Terms * References * Subject Index * Author Index
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ISBN: 0230517056
ISBN(13-digit): 9780230517059
Dewey Decimal: 303.48/3
Library of Congress: 2007022512
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 264
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