Between understanding and trust : the public, science and technology / edited by Meinolf Dierkes and Claudia von Grote.
"Waves of new research findings, the dynamic emergence of new technologies, and growing perception of the risks entailed have drastically altered the way people in industrialized societies relate to technical development. The population at large, at least in the western world, has increasingly...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Australia :
Harwood Academic,
[2000]
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| Summary: | "Waves of new research findings, the dynamic emergence of new technologies, and growing perception of the risks entailed have drastically altered the way people in industrialized societies relate to technical development. The population at large, at least in the western world, has increasingly lost trust in institutions and scientific authority.There must be some way to restore people's faith in scientific authority. Between Understanding and Trust identifies and analyses the public understanding of science and technology, thus making an important contribution to achieving a new "trust.""--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 381 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9058230074 9789058230072 0203988973 9780203988978 |