Constructing Risk and Safety in Technological Practice (Hardcover)

Modern technological systems entail risks and uncertainties of hitherto unknown dimensions. This book discusses the construction of risk and safety within a variety of empirical contexts where technologies and their risk are debated and handled by individuals, groups or organizations. With contributions from leading scholars from Europe and the USA, it presents original theoretical discussions, linked to detailed empirical case studies.

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General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Sociology
Release date:	November 2002
First published:	2003
Editors:	Boel Berner • Jane Summerton
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-28571-1
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Occupational / industrial health & safety
LSN:	0-415-28571-2
Barcode:	9780415285711

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