Science, precaution, and the politics of technological risk: converging implications in evolutionary and social scientific perspectives

A Stirling - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
This paper examines apparent tensions between “science‐based,”“precautionary,” and
“participatory” approaches to decision making on risk. Partly by reference to insights …

Real options for precautionary fisheries management

EP Fenichel, JI Tsao, ML Jones… - Fish and Fisheries, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 1996 Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO)'Guidelines on the
Precautionary Approach to Fisheries and Species Introduction'raise important issues for …

[图书][B] Onzekere veiligheid: Verantwoordelijkheden rond fysieke veiligheid

WR voor het Regeringsbele - 2008 - library.oapen.org
New technologies, climate change, infectious diseases and major crises like the BSE-affair
make us realize that our knowledge of risks threatening our society is very limited. The …

New Emerging Risks

O Renn, S Radandt - Risks in Modern Society, 2008 - Springer
In earlier chapters, mention has been made to some new emerging risks in the changing
world of work. Here we give a short list of new risks (Section 5.1), combined with a …

[PDF][PDF] Time discounting and long-run issues

O Godard - 2008 - academia.edu
Abstract The Stern Review on the economics of climate change has been a huge
international event. It also raised an ardent controversy on the use of economic …

[PDF][PDF] The government's response to industrial and flood risks

RB JONGEJAN - 2008 - edepot.wur.nl
Disasters can never be completely ruled out. The Dutch national government has therefore
committed itself to the concept of risk rather than the false promise of absolute safety. The …