Uncertain safety: allocating responsibilities for safety
Abstract: Flood prevention, food safety, transport of hazardous materials, infectious diseases, the risks posed by new technologies, and many other threats to public health and the environment call for ongoing public alertness. However, the ways in which these safety risks are currently assessed and managed fall short of addressing the uncertainties of future threats. The contributors to this essential volume argue that in order to ensure future-proof safety policies, we should be adopting a new paradigm, one based on the precautionary principle: i.e. the notion that the vulnerability of humans, society and the natural environment requires a proactive approach to uncertainties. In this vital report, the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy outlines ways to embody this principle in both private and public law and in various institutional arrangements
- Location
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- ISBN
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9789089641816
- Extent
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Online-Ressource, 178 S.
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Bibliographic citation
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WRR-Report ; Bd. 82
- Classification
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Soziale Probleme, Sozialdienste, Versicherungen
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
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Amsterdam
- (who)
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Amsterdam Univ. Press
- (when)
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2009
- Contributor
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The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR)
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-271305
- Rights
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Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
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25.03.2025, 1:48 PM CET
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Associated
- The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR)
- Amsterdam Univ. Press
Time of origin
- 2009
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