Bücher der Reihe Risk, Governance and Society

While there are many instances in which technological advance occurs without adverse consequences (and in fact, yields tremendous benefits), frequently the advent of a major innovation brings a wide array of unforeseen and (to some) undesirable effects.

In recent years there has been substantial interest in benefits assessment methods, especially as these methods are used to assess health, safety, and environmental issues.

This book offers a governance framework for achieving greater integration of science, precaution and public involvement for European food safety. The framework gives practical advice to reconcile complex and conflicting food safety demands.

This book presents the history and theory of General Morphological Analysis (GMA) and describes how it is used to develop interactive, non-quantified inference models. It features case studies that illustrate the application of GMA.