New global frontiers in regulation : the age of nanotechnology
This important volume is a timely contribution to increasing international calls to regulate nanotechnologies. By investigating the ways in which we could regulate these advances, and what we are learning from regulating existing technologies, such as biotechnologies and information technologies, the book debates the roles of government, business actors and the professions in protecting and enhancing the lives of citizens. In placing particular emphasis on the lessons of earlier technology advances, this book is unique in its broad consideration of the ethical, legal and social issues entwined within the development of the nanotechnology family
1 online resource (422 pages)
9781847208729, 9781848447004, 184720872X, 1848447000
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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