Precaution: A taxonomy

Social Studies of Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-157

  Luján, José Luis ^a   Todt, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

Author keywords

precautionary principle; risk assessment; risk management; scientific knowledge; scientific uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855964618     PISSN: 03063127     EISSN: 14603659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306312711431836     Document Type: Article

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