• DocumentCode
    1124166
  • Title

    Precautionary principles and risk analysis

  • Author

    Wilson, Richard

  • Author_Institution
    Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    0
  • Firstpage
    40
  • Lastpage
    44
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0097
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MTAS.2003.1166566
  • Filename
    1166566