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Martin Doyle

Professor in the Environmental Sciences and Policy Division
Environmental Sciences and Policy
Environment Hall 3108, 9 Circuit Drive, Durham, NC 27708-0328
Environment Hall 3108, 9 Circuit Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship


Bass Connections Faculty Team Member - DECIPHER: Case Studies in Drinking Water Quality ยท 2018 - 2019 Projects & Field Work

Primary Theme: Energy & Environment

The technologies, processes and products we develop have impacts on the environment and our health. Some impacts are intended, and some are not. The policies adopted to regulate the risks of such developments may themselves pose unintended consequences. We can point to examples of product and policy advances intended to deliver benefits by minimizing one target risk, only to uncover later that unanticipated consequences created new risks. These complexities pose challenges for both private innovation and public oversight. They also present opportunities to improve understanding and decision-making. An important step in enabling such improvements is to understand the interconnected physical, economic, legal and cultural factors along the lifecycle of a set of decisions related to characterizing and managing risks.