Worst-Case ScenariosHarvard University Press, 2009 M05 15 - 352 pages Nuclear bombs in suitcases, anthrax bacilli in ventilators, tsunamis and meteors, avian flu, scorchingly hot temperatures: nightmares that were once the plot of Hollywood movies are now frighteningly real possibilities. How can we steer a path between willful inaction and reckless overreaction? |
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... follows the themes just traced . Chapter 1 sets the stage by exploring risk perceptions , and our responses to worst - case scenarios , with close reference to two of the most important threats of our time : terrorism and climate change ...
... argue on behalf of a Principle of Inter- generational Neutrality that requires existing generations to give careful consideration to the consequences of their decisions for those who will follow . But this principle does not Introduction ...
Cass R. Sunstein. those who will follow . But this principle does not resolve the de- bate over whether to " discount " future events or their monetary equivalents . Some of the time , future generations are helped , not hurt , by a ...
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