Precaution and participatory integrated assessment of GM crops in Spain

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 107-113

  Tàbara, J David ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

Author keywords

GM crops; Integrated assessment; Precaution; Spain; Worldviews

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK MANAGEMENT;

GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CROP MANAGEMENT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; POLICY; SPAIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 28244492743     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0158     Document Type: Article

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