Community at Risk : Biodefense and the Collective Search for Security.
Material type:
- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780804794657
- Risk management -- Political aspects -- United States -- Case studies
- Biosecurity -- United States -- Public opinion -- Case studies
- Biological laboratories -- United States -- Public opinion -- Case studies
- Bioterrorism -- Prevention -- Research -- Public opinion -- Case studies
- Public opinion -- United States -- Case studies
- Local government -- United States -- Case studies
- 363.325/360973
- HD61
Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Conceptual Footings of Risk and Governance -- 2. Risk Communication, Local Civics, and Discourse -- 3. Davis, California: Home Rule Civics and Biodefense -- 4. Roxbury, Massachusetts: Direct Action Civics and Biodefense -- 5. Galveston, Texas: Managed Civics and Biodefense -- Conclusion: The Civic Politics of Risk -- Appendix: Research Strategy -- Notes -- Index.
Community at Risk examines civic response to the federal government's plans to build biodefense labs at three universities following the Anthrax attacks in 2001. Thomas D. Beamish's account affirms the importance of local political dynamics in shaping public perceptions of risk and its management.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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