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Organizations and modern technology give us much of what we value, but they have also given us Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and Bhopal. The question at the heart of this paradox is What is acceptable risk? Based on his examination of the 1981 contamination of an office building in Binghamton, New York, Lee Clarke's compelling study argues that organizational processes are the key to understanding how some risks rather than others are defined as acceptable. He finds a pattern of decision-making based on relationships among organizations rather than the authority of individuals or single agencies.Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-139780520076570
eBay Product ID (ePID)86935662
Product Key Features
Number of Pages242 Pages
Publication NameAcceptable Risk?: Making Decisions in a Toxic Environment
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGeography & Geosciences
Publication Year1991
TypeTextbook
AuthorLee Clarke
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight363 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorLee Clarke