{"product_id":"scientific-literacy-and-environmental-policy-dorothy-j-howell-9780899306162","title":"Scientific Literacy and Environmental Policy: The Missing Prerequisite for Sound Decision Making","description":"\u003cp\u003eNational institutions involved in environmental policy planning respond more to the accommodation of special interests, whether vested, parochial, or societal, than to the realities of technological advances. This situation, combined with the added problem of widespread scientific illiteracy, makes the formulation of effective environmental policy a very difficult task to accomplish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur politico-legal system and relationships among science, scientists, and society are explored here with specific attention to issues arising from pharmaceutical innovation and biotechnology. The identification of the resultant dilemmas reveal disenfranchisement and point to possible means of reform. Howell focuses on the need for multilateral responsibility for communication to improve the accommodation of science in policy. A truly multidisciplinary study, this book is for environmental planners as well as the interested public.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy J. Howell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0899306160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780899306162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/1992\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.28w x 0.85d","brand":"Dorothy J. Howell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001254068479,"sku":"9780899306162","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9583ae7-ce23-4150-8e02-bda4378e81a4.jpg?v=1751600520","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scientific-literacy-and-environmental-policy-dorothy-j-howell-9780899306162","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}