Adams, MD 2002, 'The precautionary principle and the rhetoric behind it.' , Journal of Risk Research, 5 (4) , pp. 301-316.
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This paper is about understanding the rhetoric of precaution and the practice of decision-making in areas of environmental controversy. It untangles the rhetoric, as established in documented agreements referring to precaution, from the constituent ideas that embody it, as characterized by those who deliberate on its application. By analysing the ways in which the rhetoric of precaution is framed within these documents it is possible to identify different elements that make up the principle in theory. By focussing on the constituent ideas behind the precautionary principle it is possible to move forward from the stalemate of rhetoric that could become the focus of attention itself.
Item Type: | Article |
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Themes: | Subjects / Themes > H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) Subjects outside of the University Themes |
Schools: | Schools > School of the Built Environment |
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Risk Research |
Publisher: | Routledge Taylor Francis |
Refereed: | Yes |
ISSN: | 1466-4461 |
Depositing User: | H Kenna |
Date Deposited: | 03 Oct 2007 11:53 |
Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 22:01 |
URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/478 |
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