Communication Practices in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Research for Food and Water Safety (IEEE PCS Professional Engineering Communication Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 111827427X ISBN 13: 9781118274279

Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press, 2015

Synopsis

This book demonstrates some of the ways in which communication and developing technologies can improve global food and water safety by providing a historical background on outbreaks and public resistance, as well as generating interest in youth and potential professionals in the field 

• History of muckraking in the food industry
• Case study on groundwater regulation
• Interviews with members of the beef industry and livestock market owners

About this title

About the Author

DAVID WRIGHT is an Associate Professor of Technical Communication in the Department of English and Technical Communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA. Dr. Wright is a member of the IEEE Professional Communication Society and the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. He earned his PhD in Philosophy, Technical Communication, and MS in Higher Education Administration, at Oklahoma State University.

From the Back Cover

As leading experts in their fields, contributors to this fascinating collection help us to cultivate an aware eye as to the ways that technical, scientific, and translated communication construct knowledge and impressions about the core elements of life-- food and water.

Through the eyes and experiences of experts in the fields, this book examines the ways in which communication has framed food and water safety issues in the recent past. As well, this collection provides perspectives on how to approach the ways that communication practices deeply affect our perceptions about food, water, and the safe delivery of those vital basics.

Despite continuous technological advances, contaminated food and water continue to take lives worldwide. While it is true that countries with poor infrastructures are subject to more incidences of contaminated food and water, the US and Europe continue to suffer from the same types of problems. Developing technologies need to be accepted by food producers and the public in order to be of value, which is why communication continues to play a vital role within food production industries and in maintaining policies that protect consumers. From the engineer to the technical writer to the translation/localization expert, safety is a responsibility of all.

Communication Practices in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Research for Food and Water Safety is comprised of multiple perspectives on both the history and the current state of food and water engineering. We look at how technical and scientific communication frames many issues that touch us daily, including USDA strategies, emerging food technologies, and food supply operations. As well, larger-order instances are investigated, such as communication failures and the place of muckraking as part of the technical communication landscape.

Special features of this book include

• Novel methods for communicating pivotal information about genetically modified foods
• An in-depth study on communication failures and successes surrounding the proposed National Animal Identification System
• Strategies for educating youth, and their mentors, on how talking about food safety is an act of technical communication
• A case study on groundwater regulations and the communication thereof
• A discussion on computer systems for translating and managing safety information within technical organizations from small to large

This book has been written by leading experts in the field in order to cover important topics from a variety of angles that will improve the way communication is spread throughout related agricultural, food, and water industries.

From the Inside Flap

Through the eyes and experiences of experts in the fields, this book examines the ways in which communication has framed food and water safety issues in the recent past. As well, this collection provides perspectives on how to approach the ways that communication practices deeply affect our perceptions about food, water, and the safe delivery of those vital basics.

Despite continuous technological advances, contaminated food and water continue to take lives worldwide. While it is true that countries with poor infrastructures are subject to more incidences of contaminated food and water, the US and Europe continue to suffer from the same types of problems. Developing technologies need to be accepted by food producers and the public in order to be of value, which is why communication continues to play a vital role within food production industries and in maintaining policies that protect consumers. From the engineer to the technical writer to the translation/localization expert, safety is a responsibility of all.

Communication Practices in Engineering, Manufacturing, and Research for Food and Water Safety is comprised of multiple perspectives on both the history and the current state of food and water engineering. Topics of discussion included in this book include USDA strategies for communication, new food technologies, food safety in modern food supply operations, failures in technical communication, and muckraking and promoting food safety.

Special features of this book include:

• Novel methods for communicating pivotal information about genetically modified foods
• An in-depth study on communication failures and successes surrounding the proposed National Animal Identification System
• Strategies for educating youth, and their mentors, on how talking about food safety is an act of technical communication
• A case study on groundwater regulations, and the communication thereof
• A discussion on computer systems for translating and managing safety information within technical organization from small to large

This book has been written by leading experts in the field in order to cover important topics from a variety of angles that will improve the way communication is spread throughout related agricultural, food, and water industries.

David Wright is an Associate Professor of Technical Communication in the Department of English and Technical Communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA. Dr. Wright is a member of the IEEE Professional Communication Society and the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. He earned his PhD in Philosophy, Technical Communication, and MS in Higher Education Administration, at Oklahoma State University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 111827427X
• ISBN 13: 9781118274279
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 218
• Editor: Wright David