Worst Things First - The Debate over Risk-Based National Environmental Priorities (Hardcover)

For any government agency, the distribution of available resources among problems or programs is crucially important. Agencies, however, typically lack a self-conscious process for examining priorities, much less an explicit method for defining what priorities should be. Worst Things First? illustrates the controversy that ensues when previously implicit administrative processes are made explicit and subjected to critical examination. It reveals surprising limitations to quantitative risk assessment as an instrument for precise tuning of policy judgments. The book also demonstrates the strength of political and social forces opposing the exclusive use of risk assessment in setting environmental priorities.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2017
First published:	1996
Authors:	Adam M. Finkel • Dominic Golding
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-46573-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General Books > Law > International law > Public international law > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Applied physics & special topics > Geophysics
LSN:	1-138-46573-9
Barcode:	9781138465732

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