Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 14 mm, Gewicht: 406 g
Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 14 mm, Gewicht: 406 g
ISBN: 978-1-86287-519-7
Verlag: Federation Press
The precautionary principle puts forward the ‘commonsense’ notion that decision-makers should be cautious when assessing potential health or environmental harms in the absence of the full scientific facts. It is now a well-established tenet of environmental law. The debate has turned to its legal implementation, especially its application ‘in practice’. The Precautionary Principle in Practice - Environmental decision-making and scientific uncertainty focuses on these issues. It considers how decision-makers can assess threats to health or the environment when the available scientific evidence is sparse and discusses the types of ‘uncertainties’ that bring the precautionary principle into play. Peel uses detailed case studies which examine the implementation of the precautionary principle in actual decision-making scenarios: fisheries management; risk assessment for genetically modified organisms; and environmental impact assessment for development applications. She demonstrates an approach that takes account of variable uncertainty issues and can be adapted to different circumstances to ensure a comprehensive assessment of the potential threats to health or the environment.
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Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction Part I Uncertainty in the Decision-making Environment Precautionary Decision-making in Context Understanding Scientific Uncertainty Part II Anticipating Threats of Damage Assessing Threats of Damage in Conditions of Uncertainty Taking a ‘Precautionary Approach’ in Fisheries Management Mobile Phone Towers and the Application of Precaution Part III Implementing Precaution in Decision-making ‘Precautionary’ Decision-making Processes Implementing Precaution in GMO Risk Regulation Caution and Precaution in EIA for Development An Approach for Practice - Precaution as Process Appendices
