The precautionary principle in the 20th century :: late lessons from early warnings /

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...

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Weitere Verfasser: Harremoës, Poul
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, ©2002.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1417522542
9781417522545
9781315071985
1315071983
9781134207855
1134207859
9781134207923
1134207921
1853838934
9781853838934
9781134207787
1134207786

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