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Abstract:
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Ch. 1. Introduction. Part I: Uncertainty in the Decision-Making Environment. Ch. 2. Precautionary decision-making in context -- Ch. 3. Understanding scientific uncertainty. Part II: Anticipating Threats of Damage. Ch. 4. Assessing threats of damages in conditions of uncertainty -- Ch. 5. Taking a 'precautionary approach' in fisheries management -- Ch. 6. Mobile phone towers and the application of precaution. Part III: Implementing Precaution on Decision-Making Frameworks. Ch. 7. 'Precautionary' deci
The precautionary principle puts forward the common sense notion that decision-makers should be cautious when assessing potential health or environmental harms in the absence of the full scientific facts. It is now a well established tenet of environmental law. The debate has turned to its legal implementation, its application 'in practice'
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