Worst Things First

ForewordTerry DaviesPrefaceAdam M. Finkel and Dominic GoldingPart I: IntroductionConference Background and Overview1. Should We---and Can We---Reduce the Worst Risks First?Adam M. FinkelKeynote Address2. Rationalism and Redemocratization: Time for a TruceAlice M. RivlinPart II: The EPA ParadigmFraming the Debate3. EPA's Vision for Setting National Environmental PrioritiesF. Henry Habicht II4. An Overview of Risk-Based Priority Setting at EPACharles W. Kent and Frederick W. Allen5. Integrating Science, Values, and Democracy through Comparative Risk AssessmentJonathan Lash6. A Proposal to Address, Rather than Rank, Environmental ProblemsMary O'BrienMethodological Concerns7. Current Priority-Setting Methodology: Too Little Rationality or Too Much?Dale Hattis and Robert L. Goble8. Quantitative Risk Ranking: More Promise Than the Critics SuggestM. Granger MorganProcedural Concerns9. Paradigms, Process, and Politics: Risk and Regulatory DesignDonald T. Hornstein10. Is Reducing Risk the Real Objective of Risk Management?Richard B. BelzerImplementation Concerns11. State Concerns in Setting Environmental Priorities: Is the Risk-Based Paradigm the Best We Can Do?Victoria J. Tschinkel12. The States: The National Laboratory for the Risk-Based Paradigm?G. Tracy Mehan IIIConsolidating the Discussions13. Working Group DiscussionsAdam M. Finkel and Dominic GoldingPart III: Three Alternative ParadigmsThe Prevention Paradigm14. Pollution Prevention: Putting Comparative Risk Assessment in Its PlaceBarry Commoner15. Hammers Don't Cut Wood: Why We Need Pollution Prevention and Comparative Risk AssessmentJohn D. GrahamThe Environmental Justice Paradigm16. Unequal Environmental Protection: Incorporating Environmental Justice in Decision MakingRobert D. Bullard17. Risk-Based Priorities and Environmental JusticeAlbert L. NicholsThe Industrial Transformation Paradigm18. An Innovation-Based Strategy for the EnvironmentNicholas A. Ashford19. Promoting Innovation 'The Easy Way'James D. WilsonPart IV: Conclusions20. Summary of Closing Panel DiscussionAdam M. Finkel and Dominic Golding21. Recurring Themes and Points of ContentionAdam M. Finkel and Dominic Golding22. AfterthoughtsAdam M. FinkelAppendix