Increasing knowledge-intensity and complexity : nanotechnology and the future of public participation and policy making

In recent years, both policy-makers and politicians have been confronted with increasing obstacles towards the interpretation, usage, prediction and application of data, information and of knowledge. This has often resulted in surprises, for instance, as predicted outcomes of introduced policy chang...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Meier, Torsten
Published: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542204