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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... terrorism and climate change , Sunstein describes Our susceptibility to two opposite reactions : panic and utter neglect . He shows how private individuals and public officials might best respond to low- probability risks of disaster ...
... Terrorism - Government policy - United States . 5. Ozone layer depletion - Government policy - United States . I. Title HM1101.S864 2007 320.60973 - dc22 2006052942 For Bill Meadow CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. Of Terrorism and.
Cass R. Sunstein. For Bill Meadow CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. Of Terrorism and Climate Change 17.
Cass R. Sunstein. CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. Of Terrorism and Climate Change 17 2. A Tale of Two Protocols 71 3. Catastrophe 118 4. Irreversibility 176 5. Money 198 6. The Future 244 Conclusion 275 Notes 289 Acknowledgments 329 Index 331 ...
... terrorism , depletion of the ozone layer , genetic modification of food , hurricanes , and avian flu . My hope is that the basic analysis can be adapted to diverse problems , including many not yet on the horizon . The discussion is ...