Decisions in doubt : the environment and public policy / Wade L. Robison.
Using examples from the area of waste management but touching also upon issues like the ozone layer, contaminated foodstuffs, and asbestos removal, Robison presents a new vision for rational decision making on environmental issues. But his ideas extend far beyond that arena to include other aspects...
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Hanover, NH :
Dartmouth College : University Press of New England,
c1994.
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| Series: | Nelson A. Rockefeller series in social science and public policy.
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