Fish-farming and the precautionary principle: Context and values in environmental science for policy

Foundations of Science

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 307-341

  Kaiser, Matthias ^a  

^a National Committee for Research Ethics in Science and Technology   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environmental rationality; Environmental values; Precautionary principle; Risk aversion; Risk perceptions; Science for Policy; Scientific responsibility

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038362980     PISSN: 12331821     EISSN: 15728471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009679923315     Document Type: Article

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