The Precautionary Principle in the 20th Century - Late Lessons from Early Warnings (Hardcover)

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".

General

Imprint:	Earthscan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	2002
Editors:	Paul Harremoes • David Gee • Malcom MacGarvin • Andy Stirling • Jane Keys • Brian Wynne • Sofia Guedes Vaz
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-85383-892-7
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Social impact of disasters > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85383-892-6
Barcode:	9781853838927

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