Governing Uncertainty: Environmental Regulation in the Age of Nanotechnology
Автор:Christopher J. Bosso Год: 2010 Издание:RFF Press Страниц: 160 ISBN: 1933115793 Nanotechnology promises to transform the materials of everyday life, leading to smaller and more powerful computers, more durable plastics and fabrics, cheap and effective water purification systems, more efficient solar panels and storage batteries, and medical devices capable of tracking down and killing cancer cells or treating neurological diseases. Policy analysts predict a radical change in the industrial sector; at present, the U.S. government spends nearly $2 billion annually on nanotechnology research and development.Yet the nanotechnology revolution is not straightforward. Enthusiasm about nanotechnology s future is tempered by recognition of the hurdles to its responsible development, including the capacity of government to support technological innovation and economic growth while also addressing potential environmental and public health impacts. This is the first volume to engage scholarly perspectives on environmental regulation in light of the challenges posed by...
