Nanotechnology and the public : risk perception and risk communication /: risk perception and risk communication. (©2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Susanna Hornig Priest.
• Other Names: Priest, Susanna Hornig
• Contents: 1. Risk communication in a democratic society -- 2. Introducing nanotechnology to the public -- 3. Risk communication in theory and practice -- 4. Public opinion, public perception, and public understanding -- 5. What do people want from technology? -- 6. Audiences, stakeholders, cultures, and nanotechnology risk -- 7. Disseminating information about new technologies -- 8. Lessons and future challenges.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 183 pages)
• Subjects: 363.705 620.5; Nanotechnology -- Social aspects; Nanotechnology -- Risk assessment; Nanoparticles -- Environmental aspects; Nanoscience; Nanotechnology -- Environmental aspects; Nanotechnology; Environmental Studies; Science; Engineering; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439826843; 1439826846
• Related ISBNs: 9781439826836; 1439826838
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.