Nanotechnology Image close
Nanotechnology on Hardback
Nanotechnology on Hardback
Show Hide Adult Content
Nanotechnology close

Non-Fiction Books:

Home  
Books  
Non-Fiction  
Technology  
Technology: general issues  
Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology

Risk, Ethics and Law
Click to share your rating 0 ratings (0.0/5.0 average) Thanks for your vote!

Format:

Hardback
$481.99
Available from supplier

The item is brand new and in-stock with one of our preferred suppliers. The item will ship from a Mighty Ape warehouse within the timeframe shown.

Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
0 in Trolley

Buy Now, Pay Later with:

4 payments of $120.50 with Afterpay Learn more

Availability

Delivering to:

Estimated arrival:

  • Around 4-14 June using International Courier

Explore more The Earthscan Science in Society Series

See all products in this series

Business Planning for Turbulent Times
$85.99
Business Planning for Turbulent Times
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Genomics and Society by Martin W Bauer
$122.99
Genomics and Society
by Martin W Bauer ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Animals as Biotechnology by Richard Twine
$101.99
Animals as Biotechnology
by Richard Twine ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Assessing the Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies by Evan Michelson
$101.99
Assessing the Societal Implications of Emerging Technologies
by Evan Michelson ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Geoengineering our Climate? on Hardback
$407.99
Geoengineering our Climate?
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Policy Legitimacy, Science and Political Authority
$107.99
Policy Legitimacy, Science and Political Authority
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Institutional Capacity for Climate Change Response on Hardback
$408.99
Institutional Capacity for Climate Change Response
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Institutional Capacity for Climate Change Response
$75.99
Institutional Capacity for Climate Change Response
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Uncertainty in Policy Making on Hardback by Michael Heazle
$79.99
Uncertainty in Policy Making
by Michael Heazle ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Climate Adaptation Policy and Evidence by Peter Tangney
$93.99
Climate Adaptation Policy and Evidence
by Peter Tangney ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Climate Adaptation Policy and Evidence on Hardback by Peter Tangney
$407.99
Climate Adaptation Policy and Evidence
by Peter Tangney ~ Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
The Limits to Scarcity on Hardback
$457.99
The Limits to Scarcity
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Dynamics of Disaster on Hardback
$409.99
Dynamics of Disaster
Hardback
Available - Usually ships in 3-4 weeks
Resolving Messy Policy Problems by Steven Ney
$101.99
Resolving Messy Policy Problems
by Steven Ney ~ Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
The Limits to Scarcity
$77.99
The Limits to Scarcity
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks
Nanotechnology
$79.99
Nanotechnology
Paperback / softback
Available - Usually ships in 2-3 weeks

Description

Nanotechnology - technology at the molecular level - is held out by many as the Holy Grail for creating a trillion dollar economy and solving problems from curing cancer to reprocessing waste into products and building superfast computers. Yet, as with GMOs, many view nanotech as a high risk genie in a bottle that once uncorked has the potential to cause unpredictable, perhaps irreversible, environmental and public health disasters. With the race to bring products to market, there is pressing need to take stock of the situation and to have a full public debate about this new technological frontier. Including contributions by renowned figures such as Roland Clift, K. Eric Drexler and Arpad Pusztai, this is the first global overview of the state of nanotech and society in Europe, the USA, Japan and Canada, examining the ethics, the environmental and public health risks, and the governance and regulation of this most promising, and potentially most dangerous, of all technologies.

Author Biography:

Geoffrey Hunt is Professor of Ethics at the University of Surrey, UK and Professional Fellow of the Institute of Nanotechnology. Michael Mehta is Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Sociology of Biotechnology Program at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Release date Australia
July 1st, 2006
Audiences
  • Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Edited by Geoffrey Hunt
  • Edited by Michael Mehta
Pages
320
Dimensions
156x234x28
ISBN-13
9781844073580
Product ID
2324162

Customer reviews

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Recommended for you

Recommended from your browsing history

Help & options

Filed under...

Books >
Non-Fiction >
Technology >
Technology: general issues >
Nanotechnology
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Politics & government
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Professional & Technical >
Law >
Jurisprudence & general issues
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Professional & Technical >
Law >
International law >
Public international law
Books >
Non-Fiction >
Maths & Science >
Physics >
Applied physics & special topics >
Geophysics
Books >
Travel >
Geography and the Environment >
Earth sciences