Books by Joel Tickner

  • Precaution, Environmental Science, and Preventive Public Policy
    Precaution, Environmental Science, and Preventive Public Policy Joel Tickner

    Jazz on the river

    Precaution, Environmental Science, and Preventive Public Policy

    Joel Tickner

    The "precautionary principle"—the idea that society should guard against potentially harmful activities even if some cause and effect relationships have not been fully established—has often ...

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  • Protecting Public Health and the Environment
    Protecting Public Health and the Environment Wes Jackson

    Jazz on the river

    Protecting Public Health and the Environment

    Implementing The Precautionary Principle

    Wes Jackson

    When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically. ...

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About the Author

Joel A. Tickner is Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Work Environment at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, where he is also principal investigator at the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production. He is co-editor of Protecting Public Health and the Environment (Island Press, 1999).