The Tolerability of Risk

There is an increasing dissatisfaction about how risk is regulated leading to vivid debates about the use of 'risk assessment' and 'precaution'. As a result academics government officials and industry leaders are calling for new approaches and fresh ideas. This book provides a historical and topical perspective on the alternative concept of 'Tolerability of Risk' and its concrete regulatory applications. In the UK Tolerability of Risk has been developed into a sophisticated framework particularl