Environmental Standards

Scientific Foundations and Rational Procedures of Regulation with Emphasis on Radiological Risk Management
1998
ISBN: 978-0-7923-8109-9
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, 394 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1730 g

It is not uncommon that a group of scientists from many different disciplines join a working group, discuss a topic of interest and edit a volume of articles related to this topic. They may even agree on a jointly written introduction or conclusion. The study group "Environmental Standards" established in 1987 as an expert panel of the German Academy of Sciences and Technology in Berlin broke with that common tradition and became involved in a fascinating, but also pain-staking experiment to compose a document on setting environmental standards that has been literally written and authorized by all group members. The group consisted of eleven individuals representing the following disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, law, psychology, and sociology/economics. The study group had two major goals: First, to provide a document that summarizes the state of the art in each discipline with respect to the topic of environmental standards. Since it is impossible to cover all environmental hazards in one book, the panel members agreed to limit the discussion of the scientific material to one major case study: the effects of ionizing radiation. This topic was selected because the scientific data base is well developed in this area and levels of anthropogenic release can be compared with natural background levels. These two conditions are rarely met by most chemical hazards.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Renn, Ortwin

Pinkau, Klaus

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Fertigungsindustrie Sonstige Fertigungsindustrien
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Umweltökonomie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Mikroökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Authors. Preface. List of Abbreviations. Summary. Introduction. 1. Necessity and Function of Environmental Standards. 2. Scientific-Medical Foundations of Radiation Protection. 3. Development of Environmental Standards for Radiation and Other Noxae. 4. Individual, Social and Governmental Risk Assessment and Perception. 5. Formal Criteria and Instruments for Improving the Decision Process. 6. Institutional and Organizational Perspectives. Conclusions.