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Deceptive Science; The Problem with Risk Assessment

Authors:

Montague, Peter

Publication Date:

January 1, 2005

Abstract:

Riskl assessment is used as a bulldozer by industry and goverbment to shove unwanted projects and practises into commnunities; this brief essay reveals the fatal scientific flaws in risk assessment and suggests an alternative way to get risk information into decisions.

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Deceptive Science; The Problem with Risk Assessment, (PDF, 519 KB)
Related to:
community participation & democracy, environmental justice & racism, justicia ambiental & racismo, participacin de la comunidad & democracia, prevencin, precaucin & evaluaciones de los riesgos, prevention, precaution & risk assessment