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Uniform Title Onzekere Veiligheid. English.
Title Uncertain safety : allocating responsibilities for safety / WRR, Scientific Council for Government Policy ; [translation, T. Bouwers].

Imprint Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009.

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Description 1 online resource (177 pages).
text txt rdacontent
computer c rdamedia
online resource cr rdacarrier
Series WRR-Rapporten ; 82
Rapporten aan de regering ; 82.
Language Translated from the Dutch.
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).
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.
Subject Public safety -- Netherlands.
Political planning -- Netherlands.
Risk assessment -- Government policy -- Netherlands.
Risk management -- Government policy -- Netherlands.
Sécurité publique -- Pays-Bas.
Politique publique -- Pays-Bas.
Évaluation du risque -- Politique gouvernementale -- Pays-Bas.
Gestion du risque -- Politique gouvernementale -- Pays-Bas.
Society and social sciences.
Politics and government.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Safety.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
Political planning
Public safety
Risk assessment -- Government policy
Risk management -- Government policy
Netherlands https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJk4D96j3YTHJQfHCV3vpP
Social Sciences.
Social Welfare & Social Work - General.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Indexed Term Political science Politicologie
Added Author Brouwers, T.
Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (Netherlands)
Other Form: Print version: Uncertain safety. Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009 9789089641816 (OCoLC)505749880
ISBN 9789048511501 (electronic bk.)
904851150X (electronic bk.)
9789089641816
9089641815
9789089641816
Standard No. AU@ 000048795145
AU@ 000053267597
AU@ 000058164927
AU@ 000060065747
DEBBG BV043166688
DEBBG BV044144740
DEBSZ 396389775
DEBSZ 421881887
GBVCP 1003625843
GBVCP 865746702
NZ1 13863831
NZ1 14936168

 
    
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