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work_i3u3obzw7fec7k6ij5tn4jirpu	Jan Sprenger	Environmental Risk Analysis: Robustness Is Essential for Precaution	2012	13	.pdf	application/pdf	5642	748	64	Precaution is a relevant and much-invoked value in environmental risk analysis, as witnessed by the ongoing vivid discussion about the precautionary principle (PP). This article argues (i) against purely decision-theoretic explications of PP; (ii) that the construction, evaluation, and use of scientific models falls under the scope of PP; and (iii) that epistemic and decision-theoretic robustness are essential for precautionary policy making. As a matter of fact, a precautionary approach is often required or recommended for studies on ecological risks of economic developments, assessments of the survival chances of endangered species, or a. This assessment is conducted by giving the robustness function of a decision q: the maximal horizon of uncertainty for which q still yields an acceptable outcome, that is, a loss Lðq; uÞ below the critical value lc: theory, I have argued that a precautionary attitude in environmental risk analysis needs to engage with the involved scientific models.	./cache/work_i3u3obzw7fec7k6ij5tn4jirpu.pdf	./txt/work_i3u3obzw7fec7k6ij5tn4jirpu.txt