| Description |
1 online resource (177 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| 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, i.e. 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). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Contents |
Safety issues: a survey of the domain -- Classical risk approach and the allocation of responsibilities -- Classical risk approach under pressure -- Normative aspects of the new risk approach -- Conclusions and recommendations. |
| Language |
Translated from the Dutch. |
| Subject |
Public safety -- Netherlands.
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Public safety. |
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Netherlands. |
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Political planning -- Netherlands.
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Political planning. |
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Risk assessment -- Government policy -- Netherlands.
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Risk assessment -- Government policy. |
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Risk assessment. |
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Risk management -- Government policy -- Netherlands.
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Risk management -- Government policy. |
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Risk management. |
| Indexed Term |
Political science Politicologie |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brouwers, T.
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Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (Netherlands)
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| Added Title |
Onzekere Veiligheid. English.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Uncertain safety. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009 9789089641816 (OCoLC)505749880 |
| ISBN |
9789048511501 (electronic book) |
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904851150X (electronic book) |
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9789089641816 |
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9089641815 |
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9789089641816 |
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