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Social Decision Methodology for Technological Projects (Paperback, 1989 ed.)
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Social Decision Methodology for Technological Projects (Paperback, 1989 ed.)
Series: Theory and Decision Library A:, 9
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This book grew out of the conviction that the preparation and
management of large-scale technological projects can be
substantially improved. We have witnessed the often unhappy course
of societal and political decision making concerning projects such
as hazardous chemical installations, novel types of electric power
plant or storage sites for solid wastes. This has led us to believe
that probabilistic risk analysis, technical reliability analysis
and environm, ental impact analysis are necessary but insufficient
for making acceptable, and justifiable, social decisions about such
projects. There is more to socio-technical decision making than
applying acceptance rules based on neglige ably low accident
probabilities or on maximum credible accidents. Consideration must
also be given to psychological, social and political issues and
methods of decision making. Our conviction initially gave rise to
an international experts' workshop titled 'Social decision
methodology for technological projects' (SDMTP) and held in May
1986 at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, at a time
when Cvetkovich spent a sabbatical there. The work shop - aimed at
surveying the issues and listing the methods to address them - was
the first part of an effort whose second part was directed at the
production of this volume. Plans called for the book to deal
systematically with the main problems of socio-technical decision
making; it was to list a number of useful approaches and methods;
and it was to present a number of integrative conclusions and
recommendations for both policy makers and methodologists."
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