Our growing ability to manufacture materials at the atomic scale will change our lives for the better, and tomorrow's nano-economy will outperform today's information age. Or so its proponents claim. Others maintain that a future dominated by commercial incentives risks a toxicological nightmare to rival the sorry global story of asbestos.This important volume is a timely contribution to increasing international calls to regulate nanotechnologies. By investigating the ways in which we could regulate these advances, and what we are learning from regulating existing biotechnologies and information technologies, the book debates the roles of government, business actors and the professions in protecting and enhancing the lives of citizens. In placing particular emphasis on the lessons of earlier technology advances, this study is unique in its broad consideration of the ethical, legal and social issues entwined within the development of the nanotechnology family. The multi-jurisdictional and interdisciplinary nature of the book will appeal to governments, academics, and civil societies across many parts of the world, whilst also remaining accessible to informed readers with an interest in nanotechnology and the policy and governance issues associated with technology development and regulation.
1. Introduction: big questions for small technologies by Graeme Hodge and Diana Bowman and Karinne Ludlow.
2. Nanotechnology, society and collective imaginary: setting the research agenda by Emilio Mordini.
3. An approach to nanoethics by John Weckert.
4. Invisible but tangible? Societal aspects and their consideration in the advancement of a new technology by Volker Turk and Christa Liedtke.
5. Negotiating the nanodivides by Rob Sparrow.
6. Evaluating what will work in nanotechnology regulation: in pursuit of the public interest by Graeme Hodge.
7. The Human Health Risk Assessment (HHRA) of nanomaterials by Brian Priestly and Andrew Harford.
8. The risks of regulation and the regulation of risks: the governance of nanotechnology by David Levi-Faur and Hanna Comaneshter.
9. More than science: ethical and socio-legal concerns in nanotechnology regulation in Australia by Karinne Ludlow.
10. Nanotechnology regulation: the United States approach by Gary Marchant and Douglas Sylvester and Kenneth W. Abbott.
11. Nanotechnology regulation: developments in the United Kingdom by Qasim Chaudhry and Carolyn George and Richard Watkins.
12. Nanotechnology products in Australia: chemicals, cosmetics and regulatory character by Diana Bowman and Graeme Hodge.
13. An european perspective by Mireille Oud.
14. The role of the World Trade Organization in nanotechnology regulation by Geert van Calster.
15. A sustainable development for nanotechnologies: an OECD perspective by Rob Visser.
16. Metrology and standards for nanotechnology by John Miles.
17. How will the regulation of nanotechnology develop? Clues from other sectors by Diana Bowman and George Gilligan.
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