| Description |
1 online resource (177 pages). |
| Series |
WRR-Rapporten ; 82 |
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Rapporten aan de regering ; 82.
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| Summary |
Flood prevention, food safety, the transport of hazardous substances, infectious diseases, the risk of 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 in addressing the uncertainties of future threats. The Scientific Council for Government Policy, the official think-tank for the Dutch government, argues that in order to ensure future-proof safety policies, a new paradigm should be adopted. This paradigm is based on the precautionary principle, id est the notion that the vulnerability of humans, society and the natural environment requires a proactive approach to uncertainties. In this report, the Council suggests ways to embody this principle in both private and public law and in various institutional arrangements. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-177). |
| Contents |
Safety issues: a survey of the domain -- The classical risk approach and the allocation of responsibilities -- The classical risk approach under pressure -- Normative aspects of the new risk approach -- Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Language |
Translated from the Dutch. |
| Subject |
Public safety -- Netherlands.
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Political planning -- Netherlands.
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Risk assessment -- Government policy -- Netherlands.
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Risk management -- Government policy -- Netherlands.
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Society and social sciences.
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Politics and government.
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Political planning. (OCoLC)fst01069460
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Public safety. (OCoLC)fst01745346
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Risk assessment -- Government policy.
(OCoLC)fst01098153
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Risk management -- Government policy.
(OCoLC)fst01098174
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Netherlands. (OCoLC)fst01204034
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| Added Author |
Brouwers, T.
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Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (Netherlands)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Uncertain safety. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009 9789089641816 (OCoLC)505749880 |
| ISBN |
9789048511501 (electronic bk.) |
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904851150X (electronic bk.) |
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9789089641816 |
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