Title :
Precautionary principles and risk analysis
Author_Institution :
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
I trace the development of precautionary principles, starting with radiation protection, to the regulations in place in the year 2002 and to the formulation by the European Union of the Precautionary Principle, and their relation to risk analysis, including cost benefit analysis.
Keywords :
cost-benefit analysis; health hazards; radiation protection; risk management; safety; EU Precautionary Principle; cost benefit analysis; precautionary principles; radiation protection; risk analysis; Cost benefit analysis; Hazards; Humans; Ionizing radiation; Medical diagnosis; Protection; Risk analysis; Soil measurements; Wildlife; X-rays;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTAS.2003.1166566
