One of the major challenges of our time is the management of risks emanating from modern
technologies. Yet as diverse as these technologies are ranging from nuclear power generation
over genetically modified organisms to nanotechnology and many more as different are the risk
management and regulation strategies offered to cope with their potential risks. This book is
therefore dedicated to one of these strategies the Precautionary Principle. The book offers a
general model for the implementation of the Precautionary Principle for risk regulation. At the
same time the book integrates various scientific approaches towards the Precautionary
Principle such as the social sciences natural sciences and law.
