ISBN: 9781853838927 - the precautionary principle in the 20th century: late lessons from early warnings (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. 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. .

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 288 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 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.…

Zustand: New. The "precautionary principle" is seen as fundamental to successful policies for sustainability. Understanding what it can and cannot achieve is crucial. This volume reviews the last century to examine the role the "principle" played, or could have played, in a range of major and avoidable diasters. Editor(s): Harremoes, Paul; Gee, David; MacGarvin, Malcolm; Stirling, Andy; Keys, Jane; Wynne, Brian; Vaz, Sofia Guedes. Num Pages: 288 pages, Figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: JFFC; RNK; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 237 x 163 x 21. Weight in Grams: 578. . 2002. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…