Overview
This volume presents research on current trends in chemical regulations – a fa- growing, complex, and increasingly internationalized field. The book grew out from a multidisciplinary research project entitled ‘Regulating Chemical Risks in the Baltic Sea Area: Science, Politics, and the Media’, led by Michael Gilek at Södertörn University, Sweden. This research project involved scholars and experts from natural as well as social sciences, based at Södertörn University, Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Karolinska Institutet, and Umeå University. The project group organized a multidisciplinary research conference on chemical risk regulations, held in Stockholm, August 15–17, 2007. Most of the contributions published in this book were, in draft form, first presented at this conference. The conference, like the ensuing edited volume, expanded the geographical focus beyond the Baltic Sea area to include wider European, and to some extent also global trends. Many thanks to all project colleagues and conference participants! We are very grateful for the generous financial support received from The Foundation for Baltic and East European Studies (Östersjöstiftelsen), The Swedish Research Council Formas, and from Södertörn University. Without this support the present book would not have been possible. Special thanks to all of our fellow contributors, all of whom have submitted to- cal papers based on high-quality research. Many thanks also to Tobias Evers, who assisted us with technical editing. Finally, we are grateful for the professionalism shown by our editors at Springer.
Full Product Details
Author: Johan Eriksson ,
Michael Gilek ,
Christina Rudén
Publisher: Springer
Imprint: Springer
Edition: 2010 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.778kg
ISBN: 9789048194278
ISBN 10: 904819427
Pages: 350
Publication Date: 03 September 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
From the reviews: This multiauthored monograph stems from research and a conference on regulating chemical risk in the Baltic area. ! This work is useful as a supplementary reference for students in the sciences, journalism, and environmental law. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals, general audiences. (R. E. Buntrock, Choice, Vol. 48 (9), May, 2011)
Aus den Rezensionen: ... In einem breit angelegten, gut geschriebenen und trotzdem analytisch anspruchsvollen Werk fuhren die Herausgeber den neuesten Stand der wissenschaftlichen Risikoforschung aus natur- und sozialwissenschaftlicher Perspektive vorbildlich zusammen und bieten damit eine zusammenhangende, reichhaltige und multidisziplinare Analyse ... Die Qualitat des Bandes besteht vor allem darin, dass das inzwischen kaum mehr uberschaubare Einzelwissen synoptisch zusammengetragen und systematisch aufbereitet wurde. Es verschafft dem Leser damit wertvolle Einblicke, wie die Risikoregulierung von Chemikalien mit den Herausforderungen der Komplexitat und Ungewissheit umgeht ! (Andreas Klinke und Ortwin Renn, in: Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen, 2011, Issue 12, S. 474)
From the reviews: This multiauthored monograph stems from research and a conference on regulating chemical risk in the Baltic area. ... This work is useful as a supplementary reference for students in the sciences, journalism, and environmental law. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals, general audiences. (R. E. Buntrock, Choice, Vol. 48 (9), May, 2011)
From the reviews: This multiauthored monograph stems from research and a conference on regulating chemical risk in the Baltic area. ... This work is useful as a supplementary reference for students in the sciences, journalism, and environmental law. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals, general audiences. (R. E. Buntrock, Choice, Vol. 48 (9), May, 2011)
