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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; Sterling, VA :
Earthscan Publications,
©2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xx, 268 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1417522542 9781417522545 9781315071985 1315071983 9781134207855 1134207859 9781134207923 1134207921 1853838934 9781853838934 9781134207787 1134207786 |