Risk society and the culture of precaution
By: edited by Ingo K. Richter, Sabine Berking and Ralf Müller-Schmid
Contributors: Richter, Ingo; Berking, Sabine; Müller-Schmid, Ralf, 1967-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9781403996954
Subjects: Risk -- Sociological aspects; Uncertainty; Democracy; Economic development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: The politics of risk; title: Security policies : assessing and mitigating risks; title: Public health : limits of the precautionary  principle; title: Problems of risk communication