Protecting Public Health and the Environment
Subtitle: Implementing The Precautionary Principle
Contributors: Wes Jackson (Foreword); Carolyn Raffensperger (Editor); Joel Tickner (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Island Press
Published: June 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9781559636889
Subjects: Applied ecology; Environmentalist thought & ideology; Public health & preventive medicine; Medical; Environmental Studies; Environmental Health; Public Policy - General; Political Science; Health Care Issues; Government policy; Environmental sciences; Environmental Science; General; Science / Environmental Science; Decision making; Risk assessment; Environmental Policy
First sentence: This chapter outlines the history of the Precautionary Principle and discusses its current status in national and international environmental policies.