02324nam 22006014a 450 991096374840332120251116215310.01-282-09754-797866120975460-262-28612-21-4294-1876-1(CKB)1000000000468195(SSID)ssj0000226282(PQKBManifestationID)11197785(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226282(PQKBWorkID)10233395(PQKB)11305411(MiAaPQ)EBC3338558(BIP)46851622(BIP)13420803(EXLCZ)99100000000046819520060328d2006 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPrecautionary politics principle and practice in confronting environmental risk /Kerry H. Whiteside1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. MIT Pressc2006xiii, 182 pUrban and industrial environmentsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-23255-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-178) and index.Intro -- Introduction -- 1 Precaution at Work: The Case of Agricultural Biotechnology -- 2 Debating Precaution -- 3 Comparing Precaution in the United States and Europe -- 4 Precautionary Theory: Science, Uncertainty, and Political Authority -- 5 Precaution and Democratic Deliberation -- Conclusion: Precaution and Environmental Social Learning -- Notes -- References -- Index.A study of the precautionary principle its meaning, its rationale, its policy implications, and the controversies provoked by its use in environmental regulation."Urban and industrial environments.Environmental risk assessmentPrecautionary principlePolitical participationEnvironmental risk assessment.Precautionary principle.Political participation.363.7Whiteside Kerry H.1953-1861186MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910963748403321Precautionary politics4467274UNINA