Implementing the precautionary principle  perspectives and prospects /  [electronic resource] : 
edited by Elizabeth Fisher, Judith Jones, René von Schomberg. 
 - Cheltenham, U.K. ;  Northampton, Mass. :  Edward Elgar Pub.,  c2006. 
 - 1 online resource (xvi, 336 p.) :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. General implications of the precautionary principle for public decision making -- pt. 2. The challenges involved in implementing the precautionary principle -- pt. 3. Prospective applications of the precautionary principle in specific fields. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781847201676 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006046387 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Environmental law, International.<br/>Environmental risk assessment.<br/>Precautionary principle.<br/>Environmental protection--Decision making.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K3585  / .I47 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>344.04/6