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9781853838934: The Precautionary Principle in the 20th Century: Late Lessons from Early Warnings
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ISBN 10 : 1853838934 ISBN 13 : 9781853838934
Editeur : Earthscan Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

The "precautionary principle" is widely seen as fundamental to successful policies for sustainability. It has been cited in international courts and trade disputes between the USA and the EU, and invoked in a growing range of political debates. Understanding what it can and cannot achieve is therefore crucial. This volume looks back over the last century to examine the role the "principle" played or could have played, in a range of major and avoidable public disasters. From detailed investigation of how each disaster unfolded, what the impacts were and what measures were adopted, the authors draw lessons and establish criteria that could help to minimise the health and environmental risks of future technological, economic and policy innovations. This is an informative resource for all those from lawyers and policy-makers, to researchers and students needing to understand or apply the "principle".

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À propos de l'auteur

Poul Harremoes is professor of environmental science and engineering at the Technical University of Denmark. David Gee is project manager for emerging environmental issues and scientific liaison at the European Environment Agency (EEA), Denmark. Malcolm MacGarvin is an environmental consultant based in Scotland. Andy Stirling is senior lecturer at Science and Technology Policy Research (SPRU), University of Sussex, UK. Jane Keys is a freelance environmental researcher based in the UK. Brian Wynne is professor of science studies at Lancaster University, UK. Sofia Guedes Vaz is an environmental engineer who has worked at the EEA on reporting, targets and emerging environmental issues.

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Éditeur
Earthscan Ltd
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1853838934
ISBN 13 
9781853838934
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Éditeur
Harremoes Paul, Gee David, MacGarvin Malcolm, Stirling Andrew Charles, Keys Jane, Wynne Brian, Vaz Sofia Guedes
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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