Handle with care: Assessing the risks of the precautionary principle

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 66-69

  Cussen, K ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77957317464     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2009.9725220     Document Type: Article

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