The precautionary principle and the rhetoric behind it.

Adams, MD

Abstract

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.

Citation

Adams, M. (2002). The precautionary principle and the rhetoric behind it. Journal of Risk Research, 5(4), 301-316. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669870210139798

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2002
• Deposit Date: Oct 3, 2007
• Journal: Journal of Risk Research
• Print ISSN: 1366-9877
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 301-316
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13669870210139798
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13669870210139798