Major Concerns in Developing Countries: Applications of the Precautionary Principle in Ecuador
| العنوان: | Major Concerns in Developing Countries: Applications of the Precautionary Principle in Ecuador |
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| المؤلفون: | F. Homero Harari, Rocío Freire Morales, A. Raúl Harari |
| المصدر: | Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal. 11:249-254 |
| بيانات النشر: | Informa UK Limited, 2005. |
| سنة النشر: | 2005 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Precautionary principle, Economic growth, Latin Americans, Poverty, business.industry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecological Modeling, Developing country, Social issues, Pollution, Agriculture, Health care, Development economics, Economics, business, Developed country |
| الوصف: | Ecuador is a Latin American country with one of the biggest biodiversities. At the same time, social and environmental problems are also big. Poverty, political and social problems as well as questions like old transport systems, imported hazards from industrialized countries and lack of information and weak health care systems are the framework of this situation. The most common problems are the use of heavy metals in many activities without safety and health protection, a low technological oil production during two decades, intensive use of pesticides in agriculture, and some other chemical risks. A limited capacity to develop prevention strategies, reduced technical and scientific skills, and the absence of a reliable information and control system, lead to a weak response mechanism. The Precautionary Principle could help to stimulate prevention, protection and to have a new tool to improve the interest in environment and health problems. Reinforcing the presence of international organizations... |
| تدمد: | 1549-7860 1080-7039 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10807030590920079 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::11113e446becf444ea1a50da7b678622 https://doi.org/10.1080/10807030590920079 |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi...........11113e446becf444ea1a50da7b678622 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 15497860 10807039 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/10807030590920079 |