Essays about: "precautionary principle"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words precautionary principle.

  1. 1. Risk & Policy: The relevance and influence of Aaron Wildavsky’s book Searching for Safety in the safety discourse.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Author : Hans Nagtegaal; [2024]
    Keywords : Wildavsky; Resilience; Anticipation; Cultural Theory; Global Safety; Political Science; Safety Discourse; Social Power; Economy of Safety; Net Benefit; FLMU06; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : The main finding of this thesis is that the relevance and influence of Aaron Wildavsky’s book Searching for Safety in today’s safety discourse is limited although Wildavsky may be considered to be the linking pin between RE, HRO and NAT. The safety discourse may benefit from Wildavsky’s work in political science: I.e. READ MORE

  3. 2. Vindkraftens påverkan på smålom

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Author : Joel Hallingfors; Marcus Åsberg Genctürk; [2023]
    Keywords : smålom; vindkraftsetablering; skyddszon; buffertzoner; QGIS; habitatpåverkan;

    Abstract : Vindkraftsetableringar i Sverige ökar och har ökat kraftigt de senaste åren. Etableringen leder till att olika intressen krockar med varandra och hänsyn måste tas till drabbade arter som exempelvis smålom (Gavia stellata). READ MORE

  4. 3. Ethics in a Pandemic : On Bioethical Decisions, Status Quo Bias and Covid-19

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Ellen Svensson; [2022]
    Keywords : Covid-19; bioethics; decision-making; risk; uncertainty; status quo; status quo bias; the precautionary principle; pandemic; the corona-commission; Coronakommissionen;

    Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic and the Swedish strategy when dealing with the crisis, have shown that a status quo bias can be highly damaging for bioethical decision-making. The pandemic presented a situation of high levels of uncertainties, where incomparable values such as health and freedom, were being put against each other. READ MORE

  5. 4. Betningsmedel med flupyradifuron mot jordloppor i vårraps : effektivitet och miljöpåverkan

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

    Author : Maja Berglind; [2021]
    Keywords : raps; vårraps; jordloppor; Buteo Start; flupyradifuron; betningsmedel; Phyllotreta spp.;

    Abstract : Sedan 2013 har betningsmedel innehållande neonikotinoider varit förbjudna. I och med förbudet minskade odlingen av vårraps i Sverige med 90 % trots att grödan har många goda egenskaper. En av anledningarna bakom den minskade odlingsarealen är bristen på effektiva bekämpningsmedel mot jordloppor. READ MORE

  6. 5. Paragraph 6(4) of the Habitats Directive and the Precautionary Principle : The European Commission – Friend or foe?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Yasmin Acosta Romero; [2020]
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