Research Catalog

Title

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

Publication

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2007], ©2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hodge, Graeme A.
• Bowman, Diana, 1979-
• Ludlow, Karinne, 1973-

Description

xxi, 422 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Monash studies in global movements

Uniform Title

Monash studies in global movements series.

Subjects

• Aspects juridiques
• Nanotechnology > Government policy
• Ethique
• Nanostructured materials industry > Government policy
• Réglementation
• Aspects sociaux
• Nanotechnologies

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part 1. Introduction -- 1. Introduction : Big questions for small technologies / Graeme Hodge, Diana Bowman and Karinne Ludlow -- Part 2. Setting the Scene -- 2. Nanotechnology, society and collective imaginary : Setting the research agenda / Emilio Mordini -- 3. An approach to nanoethics / John Weckert -- 4. Invisible but tangible? : Societal aspects and their consideration in the advancement of a new technology / Volker Turk and Christa Liedtke -- 5. Negotiating the nanodivides / Rob Sparrow -- Part 3. Democracy, Political Economy and the Law -- 6. Evaluating what will work in nanotechnology regulation : In pursuit of the public interest / Graeme Hodge -- 7. The Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) of nanomaterials / Brian Priestly and Andrew Harford -- 8. The Risks of Regulation and the Regulation of Risks : The Governance of Nanotechnology / David Levi-Faur and Hanna Comaneshter -- 9. More than science : ethical and socio-legal concerns in nanotechnology regulation in Australia / Karinne Ludlow -- Part 4. Regulating Nanotechnology : National and Supranational Perspectives -- 10. Nanotechnology regulation : The United States approach / Gary Marchant, Douglas Sylvester and Kenneth Abbott -- 11. Nanotechnology regulation : Developments in the United Kingdom / Quasim Chaudhry, Carolyn George and Richard Watkins -- 12. Nanotechnology products in Australia : Chemicals, cosmetics and regulatory character / Diana Bowman and Graeme Hodge -- 13. A European Perspective / Mireille Oud -- Part 5. Regulating Nanotechnology : The International Terrain -- 14. The role of the World Trade Organization in nanotechnology regulation / Geert van Calster -- 15. A sustainable development for nanotechnologies : An OECD perspective / Rob Visser -- 16. Metrology and Standards for Nanotechnology / John Miles -- 17. How will the regulation of nanotechnology develop? : Clues from other sectors / Diana Bowman and George Gilligan -- Part 6. Conclusions -- 18. Conclusions : Big regulatory questions : something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue / Karinne Ludlow, Diana Bowman and Graeme Hodge.

ISBN

• 9781847205186
• 1847205186

LCCN

2007025591

OCLC

• ocn145396610
• 145396610
• SCSB-5838233

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries