ABSTRACT
On the whole, however, those who advocate greater sustainable development do so on a precautionary basis, in the belief that we do not know (and may never know) the exact relationship between human economic activities and their environmental consequences. Research in the social sciences has proceeded along a rather different path from most of the natural sciences, in seeking to establish feasible measures which might reduce the threat of global warming (among other things) while carrying short-and medium-term advantages. Environmental policy, often correctIy in my view, is usually presented as a so-called 'win-win' situation.
