Worst Things First

The Debate over Risk-Based National Environmental Priorities

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Environmental
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Author: Adam M. Finkel, Dominic Golding ISBN: 9781135890339
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: April 4, 2014
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Adam M. Finkel, Dominic Golding
ISBN: 9781135890339
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: April 4, 2014
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

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.

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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.

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