The precautionary principle: Scientific uncertainty and type I and type II errors

Foundations of Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-236

  Lemons, John ^a   Shrader Frechette, Kristin ^b   Cranor, Carl ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agenda 21; Precautionary principle; Scientific uncertainty; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001259436     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009611419680     Document Type: Article

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