Technical Controversies over Public Policy : From Fluoridation to Fracking and Climate Change / Allan Mazur

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Mazur, Allan, 1939- [VerfasserIn]

Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Buch (Online)Sprache: Englisch Verlag: London : Taylor and Francis, 2017Auflage: First editionBeschreibung: 1 Online-RessourceISBN:

9781351593021

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Andere physische Formen: 9781351593038 | 9781351593014 | 1315102757. | 9781315102757. | 9781138069046 | 9781138103405 | Erscheint auch als: Technical controversies over public policy. Druck-Ausgabe New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2018. xii, 189 SeitenDDC-Klassifikation:

338.9/26

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T173.8

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Zusammenfassung: Cover; Half title ; Title page; copyright page; Table of Contents; Preface; part I Preliminaries; 1. THE CONTROVERSY OVER CLIMATE CHANGE; The American Case; Quantity of News Coverage in the United States; Public Concern in the United States; International Comparisons; Discussion; Notes; 2. TECHNICAL CONTROVERSIES MAY BE GOOD, IF THEY END WELL; The X-Ray and Status Lymphaticus; Proponents Minimize Risks While Opponents Seek Them Out; How Do Controversies End?; Ending Ludicrous Controversies; The Ozone Hole; Discussion; part II The Age of Heroic Engineering and the Age of Technical ControversyZusammenfassung: Social Amplification and Quantity of Coverage TheoryNews Coverage of Nuclear Energy; Public Opinion about Nuclear Energy; Love Canal; Discussion; Notes; 12. The Fracking Controversy; Quantity of Coverage and Public Concern; Early Opposition and Gasland (2005-2009); The New York Times: "Drilling Down" (2011-2012); Experts in Dispute and Other Partisans; Spreading Controversy to Other Nations; Discussion; Notes; 13. Seriously Science-driven Policy; Values Affect Policy, but Do Facts?; Eliminating Smoking; Does the Truth Matter?; Can Policy Become More Science-Driven?; Discussion; REFERENCESZusammenfassung: "Newspapers and TV often report controversial risk warnings over technological innovations, scientific developments, or environmental hazards that have at their core a dispute between experts who contradict one another not only on preferred policy but also on the scientific facts that underlie decisions about public policy. Recent examples are the disputes about climate change, fracking, vaccination and autism, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Adversaries mobilize constituents with similar interests or ideologies, form opposing coalitions, and compete for media exposure. They articulate arguments and counterarguments. "Facts" become malleable, differently appraised by each side. Uncongenial evidence is ignored or discredited. For many adversaries, winning the policy argument is primary; evaluating the true degree of hazard is secondary. How can we determine which side's "facts" are right and which wrong? Do news media enlighten the public or worsen polarization? Can policymakers deal with controversial science and technology more cogently than they do now?"--Provided by publisherPPN: PPN: 1003055478Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-4-NLEBK

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