Precautionary principle and discursive strategies: Classifying and managing risks

Journal of Risk Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-173

  Andreas Klinke, ^a   Ortwinrenn, ^a  

^a Center of Technology Assessment in Baden Wurttemberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Criteria based risk evaluation; Discursive strategies; Precautionary strategies; Risk based strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937342116     PISSN: 13669877     EISSN: 14664461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136698701750128105     Document Type: Article

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