| Protecting Public Health and the Environment Contributor(s): Jackson, Wes (Foreword by), Raffensperger, Carolyn (Editor), Tickner, Joel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1559636882 ISBN-13: 9781559636889 Publisher: Island Press OUR PRICE: $63.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1999 Annotation: When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. This idea, known as the "Precautionary Principle", is seen by environmentalists and public health experts as the key to protecting ecological and human health. In 1998, the Wingspread Conference on Implementing the Precautionary Principle was convened to discuss ways of incorporating the precautionary approach into environmental and public health decision-making. The workshop focused on understanding the contexts under which the principle developed, its basis, and how it could be implemented. Protecting Public Health and the Environment is an outgrowth of that conference. Public health professionals and academics, policymakers, environmental lawyers, sustainable agriculture proponents, economists, and environmental activists will find the book an enlightening and thought-provoking guide to a new way of thinking about ecosystem and public health protection. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Health & Fitness |
| Dewey: 363.705 |
| LCCN: 99019514 |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 6.02" W x 9.01" (1.24 lbs) 411 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Precautionary Principle is seen by environmentalists and public health experts as the key to protecting ecological and human health. This book describes the scientific and philosophical foundations of the principle of precautionary action. It explains the functions of the principle in activities as diverse as agriculture and manufacturing, how to know when precautionary action is needed and who decides what action will (or will not) be taken. |