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- Munthe, Christian, 1962
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The Price of Precaution and the Ethics of Risk
- 2011
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Since a couple of decades, the notion of a precautionary principle plays a central and increasingly influential role in international as well as national policy and regulation regarding the environment and the use of technology. Urging society to take action in the face of potential risks of human activities in these areas, the recent focus on climate change has further sharpened the importance of this idea. However, the idea of a precautionary principle has also been problematised and criticised by scientists, scholars and policy activists, and been accused of almost every intellectual sin imaginable: unclarity, impracticality, arbitrariness and moral as well as political unsoundness. In that light, the very idea of precaution as an ideal for policy making rather comes out as a dead end. On the basis of these contrasting starting points, Christian Munthe undertakes an innovative, in-depth philosophical analysis of what the idea of a precautionary principle is and should be about. A novel theory of the ethics of imposing risks is developed and used as a foundation for defending the idea of precaution in environmental and technological policy making against its critics, while at the same time avoiding a number of identified flaws. The theory is shown to have far-reaching consequences for areas such as bio-, information- and nuclear technology, and global environmental policy in areas such as climate change. The author argues that, while the price we pay for precaution must not be too high, we have to be prepared to pay it in order to act ethically defensible. A number of practical suggestions for precautionary regulation and policy making are made on the basis of this, and some challenges to basic ethical theory as well as consumerist societies, the global political order and liberal democracy are identified
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- Munthe, Christian, 1962
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Pure Selection. The Ethics of Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis and Choosing Children without Abortion
- 1999
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Preimplantation ge¬netic diagnosis (PGD) is taken to mark the starting-point of a new phase in human reproduction, where the possibility of choosing children on genetic grounds without having to resort to ethi¬cally controversial procedures (such as abortion) will grad¬ually increase. Ethical and political issues actu¬alised by this develop¬ment are addressed. The discussion touches upon issues regarding the moral status of em¬bryos and gametes, the moral import of respecting individual auton¬omy and its implications for the requirement of informed consent in health-care, the connec¬tion between sickness, dis¬ability and the value of life, the moral status of possible future people, and the connection between choosing children and eugenic policies of the past. Practical policy issues are adressed on the basis of this, as well as an empirical case-study of the intro¬duction of PGD in Sweden. The book ends up in a set of recommendations regarding the management of re¬search on, introduction and routine use of procedures for pure se¬lection, both within health care and from the point of view of society as a whole. It is argued that research on such procedures should be allowed and supported by society. However, tight restrictions regarding the clinical introduction of new procedures in this area is highly desirable. A rough model for implementing such re¬strictions is also pre¬sented. It is further asserted that, although reasons of economy and safety should limit the access to pure se¬lection, society should not apply any explicit restrictions based on ideasregarding how different traits affect a person’s quality of life. It is stressed that, in order to to avoid a re¬sur¬rection of eugenic policies of the past, the development in this field un¬der¬lines the need for continued and strengthen public support to the sick, dis¬abled and mentally retarded.
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- Bergqvist, Lars Göran, 1946, et al.
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Skyddsombud överklagar
- 1989
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Peters, Gregory, 1970, et al.
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Environmental Sustainability for Engineers and Applied Scientists
- 2019
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This textbook presents key theoretical approaches to understanding issues of sustainability and environmental management, perfectly bridging the gap between engineering and environmental science. It begins with the fundamentals of environmental modelling and toxicology, which are then used to discuss qualitative and quantitative risk assessment methods, and environmental assessments of product design. It discusses how business and government can work towards sustainability, focusing on managerial and legal tools, before considering ethics and how decisions on environmental management can be made. Students will learn quantitative methods while also gaining an understanding of qualitative, legal, and ethical aspects of sustainability. Practical applications are included throughout, and there are study questions at the end of each chapter. PowerPoint slides and jpegs of all the figures in the book are provided online. This is the perfect textbook on environmental studies for engineering and applied science students.
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- Granroth, Marko, 1971-
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Vatten och Avlopp : Byggvägledning 10. En handbok i anslutning till Boverkets byggregler
- 2008. - 1
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Vatten och Avlopp ansluter till BBR. Avsnitten som berör vatten- och avloppsinstallationer ändrades huvudsakligen i den tidigare utgåvan av BBR som efter en övergångsperiod trädde i kraft den 1 juli 2007. För vatten- och avloppsinstallationer gäller, liksom tidigare, att de ska utformas på ett sådant sätt att vattenkvalitet och hygienförhållanden tillfredsställer allmänna hälsokrav.
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- Gregersen, Nils Petter, 1950-, et al.
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Trafiksäkerhet : samspelet mellan människor, fordon och trafikmiljö
- 2024. - 2
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Ett av de största folkhälsoproblemen i världen är de personskador som trafikolyckor leder till. Globalt har WHO beräknat att över en miljon människor dödas och tiotals miljoner skadas i trafikolyckor varje år. Sverige har prioriterat trafiksäkerhet högt, något som lett till att vi tillhör de absolut säkraste länderna i världen. Trots detta dödas hundratals svenskar i trafiken varje år och tusentals skadas för livet.Trafiksäkerhet är en rikt illustrerad handbok med fokus på hur människan fungerar i samspel med fordon och vägmiljö. Boken tar ett helhetsgrepp om området och ger bland annat en översikt övertrafiksäkerhetens historiatrafiksäkerhetens organisation nationellt och internationelltrelevanta regelverkolycksstatistik och olycksorsakerolika trafikantgruppers problemåtgärder för ökad trafiksäkerhetden svenska nollvisionen.Andra upplagan omfattar uppdatering av statistik, regelverk och strategier. Den beaktar även ny forskning och nya kunskaper om åtgärder m.m.Trafiksäkerhet är avsedd att användas som ett grundläggande läromedel. Den primära målgruppen är blivande poliser, trafiklärare, instruktörer på trafikövningsplatser, trafikinspektörer och informatörer. Boken fungerar också som introduktion till trafiksäkerhet för personer som studerar till folkhälsovetare och lärare samt tjänstemän och beslutsfattare i kommuner och andra organisationer där trafiksäkerhet utgör ett viktigt inslag i verksamheten.
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