| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 241 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I: Framing biosecurity; 1. Introduction: interrogating bio-insecurities; Introduction to biosecurity: defining biosecurity threats; The securitization paradigm; Description of 'sites' of biosecurity practice; The pre-border domain; Passenger and goods border control; Post-border: surveillance; Post-border: incursion response and pest management; Introduction to this book; References; 2. A world in peril? The case for containment; Introduction; Ecological impacts |
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Time lags and invasional meltdownEconomic impacts; Human and animal health impacts; Predicting introduction impacts; Can containment be effective?; References; 3. Power over life: biosecurity as biopolitics; Introduction; Governing unruly assemblages; Proliferating life: biosecurity's ontologies; Fielding the incipient event: making biological risk calculable; Biosecurity as biopolitics; Notes; References; Part II: Implementing biosecurity; 4. Governing biosecurity; Introduction; Policy and regulatory frameworks; Surveillance and risk; Paying for biosecurity; Engaging beyond producers |
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ConclusionReferences; 5. Legal frameworks for biosecurity; Introduction; Why is legislation important for biosecurity?; Pre-entry; Point-of-entry; Post-entry; The development of legal controls for agriculture and public health; The international legal framework for biosecurity; International standard-setting bodies; The World Trade Organization; Environmental protection and multilateral environmental agreements; Invasive species; Implementing domestic legal frameworks for biosecurity; Conclusion; Notes; References; 6. Biosecurity: whose knowledge counts? |
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Introduction: reframing animal diseaseBiosecurity and the emergence of veterinary expertise; Contesting biosecurity expertise; Broadening the evidence base: the role of interdisciplinarity; Conclusion; References; 7. Biosecurity management practices: determining and delivering a response; Prevention; Risk profiling and risk management; Quarantine and surveillance; Eradication and pest management; Weighing the costs, benefits, risks and the capacity to respond; From eradication to pest management; Cost sharing and resource allocation; Responsibility sharing: public vs private; Conclusion |
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NotesReferences; Part III: Biosecurity and geopolitics; 8. A neoliberal biosecurity? The WTO, free trade and the governance of plant health; Introduction; Reconciling free trade with biosecurity under the WTO; Governing plant health in a neoliberal world; Reconciling biosecurity with market rule under the EU's single market; Conclusion; Notes; References; 9. Viral geopolitics: biosecurity and global health governance; Introduction; The humanitarian security emergency of HIV and AIDS; Influenza, SARS and the geopolitics of global health security; Conclusions; References |
| Summary |
Biosecurity is the assessment and management of potentially dangerous infectious diseases, quarantined pests, invasive (alien) species, living modified organisms, and biological weapons. It is a holistic concept of direct relevance to the sustainability of agriculture, food safety, and the protection of human populations (including bio-terrorism), the environment, and biodiversity. Biosecurity is a relatively new concept that has become increasingly prevalent in academic, policy and media circles, and needs a more comprehensive and inter-disciplinary approach to take into account mobility, |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
10. Biosecurity and bioterror: reflections on a decade |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Biosecurity -- Political aspects
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Nonindigenous pests -- Control -- Political aspects
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Communicable diseases -- Prevention -- Political aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dobson, Andrew, editor
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Barker, Kezia, editor
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Taylor, Sarah L., editor
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| LC no. |
2013001294 |
| ISBN |
9781136285516 |
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1136285512 |
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9780203113110 |
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020311311X |
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