Implementing the Precautionary Principle: Incorporting Science, Technology, Fairness, and Accountability in Environmental, Health and Safety Decisions
The precautionary principle is in sharp political focus today because (1) the nature of scientific uncertainty is changing and (2) there is increasing pressure to base governmental action on allegedly more "rational" schemes, such as cost benefit analysis and quantitative risk assessment,...
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38477 |