This timely book describes the new approaches to policy for science, technology, risk and the environment in the context of the 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.

Dr Catherine Lyall is Deputy Director of the ESRC Innogen Centre at the University of Edinburgh." Joyce Tait is Professorial Fellow and Director at the ESRC Innogen Centre at the University of Edinburgh, UK.

Contents: New Approaches To Governance: Shifting policy debates and the implications for governance, Catherine Lyall and Joyce Tait; The governance of technology, Perri 6; The governance challenges of breakthrough science and technology, Graham Spinardi and Robin Williams. Developing An Integrated Policy Approach: Life science innovation: policy and foresight, Thomas Reiss and Joyce Tait; Developing an integrated approach to risk: the ILGRA network, James McQuaid; Rural policy: a highlands and islands perspective, Frank Rennie. The Limits To Integration: Hypermobility: a challenge to governance, John Adams; Environmental policy integration for sustainable technologies: rationale and practical experiences at EU level, Julia Hertin and Frans Berkhout; The challenges of policy integration from an international perspective: the case of GMOs, Joseph Murphy and Joanna Chataway; A new mode of governance for science, technology, risk and the environment?, Joyce Tait and Catherine Lyall; Index.