Risk regulation in the Baltic Sea ferry traffic: The successive failures of bow visor technology

Science Technology and Human Values

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 683-706

  Hänninen, Hannu Ilmari ^a   Laurila, Juha Sakari ^b  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Regulation; Shipping industry; Technological risks

Indexed keywords

EID: 56349111053     PISSN: 01622439     EISSN: 15528251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0162243907306706     Document Type: Article

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