Science, Technology, and Policy Decisions

ISBN-13: 9780367302214 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 198 str.

Anne L. Hiskes; Richard P. Hiskes

Opis

This book surveys the entire domain of science and technology policy making with special emphasis on the growing role of citizen participation and the ethical issues raised by modern policy problems. It discusses philosophical views about the nature of science and technology as political entities.

Spis treści

Introduction -- Science and Technology: Public Image and Public Policy -- A Double Wedding: Science and Government, Knowledge and Power -- Energy: Problems of Social Choice -- Nuclear Power and Social Justice -- Hazardous Waste: Assessing Risk -- Communications Technology: Policy for a Wired Nation -- Recombining Genes: Scientific Liberty and Public Safety -- Biomedical Technology: Science, Freedom, and Personal Morality -- Policy Making for Science-Based Technology -- Postscript