Late lessons from early warnings: Towards precaution and realism in research and policy

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 25-34

  Gee, David ^a   von Krauss, M P Krayer ^b  

^a EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION THEORY; HAZARDS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

BRADFORD HILL CRITERIA; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; REGULATORY DECISIONS;

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; POLITICS; SCIENCE;

EID: 28244438011     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0147     Document Type: Article

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