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The "precautionary principle"—the idea that society should guard against potentially harmful activities even if some cause and effect relationships have not b

The purpose of this publication is to provide the background rationale and support for WHO's working paper Dealing with uncertainty - how can the precautionary

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

As with the first edition, this second edition describes how environmental health policies are developed, the statutes and other policies that have evolved to a

Goklany argues that selective application of this principle distorts the policy debate.