Falling through the cracks? Public perception, risk, and the oversight of emerging nanotechnologies

International Symposium on Technology and Society, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Michelson, Evan S ^a   Rejeski, David ^a  

^a WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AND RECOVERY; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; NANOTECHNOLOGIES; PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS;

ACCIDENTS; DISASTER PREVENTION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; RISK PERCEPTION;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 48249100563     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISTAS.2006.4375890     Document Type: Conference Paper

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