precautionary principle
Definition
Environment management rule that if a threat of serious or irreversible damage to the environment or human health exists, a lack of full scientific knowledge about the situation should not be allowed to delay containment or remedial steps if the balance of potential costs and benefits justifies enacting them. In other words, "prevention is better than cure.” Also called preventative principle.
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precautionary principle is in the Decision Making, Problem Solving, & Strategy and Environment & Pollution Control subjects.
precautionary principle appears in the definition of the following term: preventative principle
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