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Andy Stirling, Ortwin Renn and Patrick van Zwanenburg
Elizabeth Fisher, Judith Jones and René von Schomberg
Implementing the Precautionary Principle
Perspectives and Prospects
Edited by Elizabeth Fisher, Judith Jones and René von Schomberg
This challenging book takes a broad and thought-provoking look at the precautionary principle and its implementation, or potential implementation, in a number of fields. In particular, it explores the challenges faced by public decision-making processes when applying the precautionary principle, including its role in risk management and risk assessment. Frameworks for improved decision-making are considered, followed by a detailed analysis of prospective applications of the precautionary principle in a number of emerging fields including: nanotechnology, climate change, natural resource management and public health policy. The analysis is both coherent and interdisciplinary, employing perspectives from law, the social sciences and public policy with a view to improving both the legitimacy and effectiveness of public policy at national and international levels.
Elizabeth Fisher and Ronnie Harding
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