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Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal

Indur M Goklany

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Description:The precautionary principle -- the environmental version of the admonition first, do no harm -- is now enshrined in numerous international environmental agreements including treaties addressing global warming, biological diversity, and various pollutants. Some environmentalists have invoked this principle to justify policies to control, if not ban, any technology that cannot be proven to cause no harm. In this innovative book, Goklany shows that the current use of the precautionary principle to justify such policies is flawed and could be counterproductive because it ignores the possible calamities those very policies might simultaneously create or prolong.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal. To get started finding Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 119

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Cato Institute

Release: 2010

ISBN: 1281905569

Description: The precautionary principle -- the environmental version of the admonition first, do no harm -- is now enshrined in numerous international environmental agreements including treaties addressing global warming, biological diversity, and various pollutants. Some environmentalists have invoked this principle to justify policies to control, if not ban, any technology that cannot be proven to cause no harm. In this innovative book, Goklany shows that the current use of the precautionary principle to justify such policies is flawed and could be counterproductive because it ignores the possible calamities those very policies might simultaneously create or prolong.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal. To get started finding Precautionary Principle: A Critical Appraisal, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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