New Modes of Governance

In modern global economies how can we govern science technology risk and the environment more effectively? As the pace of innovation has increased the governance agenda has itself been changing; policy-making is in a state of flux and governments are stressing the need for more integrated or joined up policies to deal with new orders of complexity. This timely book describes the new approaches to policy for science technology risk and the environment in the context of this modern governance agenda. The authors examine the extent to which governance is integrated where gaps exist and where further integration might be helpful for a range of policy areas. The interdisciplinary approach bridges scientific technical and socio-economic research at global European UK and regional levels. New Modes of Governance will be a valuable resource for academics policy-makers regulators and science and industry communities involved in innovation.