Anticipating the Societal Challenges of Nanotechnologies

Springer Science and Business Media LLC - Tập 7 - Trang 1-5 - 2013
Diana M. Bowman1, Elen Stokes2,3, Michael G. Bennett4
1Risk Science Centre and Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
2Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, Wales, UK
3Sustainable Places Research Institute Cardiff University, Wales, UK
4Northeastern Law School, Boston, USA

Tóm tắt

“In this article we sketch out the landscape for this Special Issue on anticipating and embedding the societal challenge of nanotechnologies. Tools that actors may choose to employ for these processes are articulated, and further explored through the introduction of the seven articles which comprise this Issue. Taken together, these articles create a cogent narrative on the societal challenges posed by nanotechnologies. They are drawn together by three distinct themes, each of which is briefly considered within this context of this Introductory article”.

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