New global frontiers in regulation : the age of nanotechnology / edited by Graeme Hodge, Diana Bowman and Karinne Ludlow.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hodge, Graeme A.

Bowman, Diana, 1979-

Ludlow, Karinne, 1973-

Series:

Monash studies in global movements series.

Monash studies in global movements

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nanostructured materials industry--Government policy.

Nanostructured materials industry.

Nanotechnology--Government policy.

Nanotechnology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Debates the roles of government, business actors and the professions in protecting and enhancing the lives of citizens. This work considers the ethical, legal and social issues entwined within the development of the nanotechnology family.

Contents:

Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; PART 1 Introduction; 1. Introduction: big questions for small technologies; PART 2 Setting the scene; 2. Nanotechnology, society and collective imaginary: setting the research agenda; 3. An approach to nanoethics; 4. Invisible but tangible? Societal aspects and their consideration in the advancement of a new technology; 5. Negotiating the nanodivides; PART 3 Democracy, political economy and the law; 6. Evaluating what will work in nanotechnology regulation: in pursuit of the public interest

7. The Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) of nanomaterials8. The risks of regulation and the regulation of risks: the governance of nanotechnology; 9. More than science: ethical and socio-legal concerns in nanotechnology regulation in Australia; PART 4 Regulating nanotechnology: national and supranational perspectives; 10. Nanotechnology regulation: the United States approach; 11. Nanotechnology regulation: developments in the United Kingdom; 12. Nanotechnology products in Australia: chemicals, cosmetics and regulatory character; 13. A European perspective

PART 5 Regulating nanotechnology: the international terrain14. The role of the World Trade Organization in nanotechnology regulation; 15. A sustainable development for nanotechnologies: an OECD perspective; 16. Metrology and standards for nanotechnology; 17. How will the regulation of nanotechnology develop? Clues from other sectors; PART 6 Conclusions; 18. Conclusions: big regulatory questions - something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue?; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-22069-5

9786613220691

1-84720-872-X

OCLC:

476118149