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The Reality of Precaution
Comparing Risk Regulation in the United States and Europe
The 'Precautionary Principle' has sparked the central controversy over European and U.S. risk regulation. The Reality of Precaution is the most comprehensive study to go beyond precaution as an abstract principle and test its reality in practice. This groundbreaking resource combines detailed case...
Published December 7th 2010 by RFF Press
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An Introduction to Sustainable Development
This volume is the most comprehensive textbook on sustainable development. It has been developed with students and professionals from around the world specifically for those who need a thorough grounding in the subject. Coverage includes: background to sustainable development and global...
Published October 28th 2007 by Routledge
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Water Crisis: Myth or Reality?
Always considered a classic renewable resource, after a hundred thousand years of farming and industry, rivers in many parts of the world are running dry and the groundwater is over pumped. In addition, the rate at which water sources are becoming contaminated with waste from humans, industry, and...
Published December 21st 2005 by Taylor & Francis
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The Social Psychology of the Primary School
Colin Rogers and Peter Kutnick reassess the role of social psychology in educational practice for the primary classroom. They offer an analysis of the ways in which the process and structure of classroom life affect the interpersonal and academic outcomes of schooling. Social schooling is seen to...
Published April 1st 1992 by Routledge