Are new industry policies precautionary? The case of salmon aquaculture siting policy in British Columbia

摘要: This paper argues that regulatory processes and outcomes in the context of a new industry could respond to mechanisms factors shape governmental agendas, illustrating how policy can behave reactively rather than precautionary manner. In case salmon aquaculture, an emerging characterized by risks, uncertainties, exponential growth, economic significance environmental controversy, such reactive policies are generally reflected siting criteria yield implicit socio-economic disadvantages trade-offs. proposes conceptual framework based on specific attempt explain evolves industry. It then links events back concepts discuss has been shaped using aquaculture British Columbia as example. The finally that, although practice, makers tend make incremental choices diverse issues, industries adopt more public negotiation, analytical decision making regional planning systems approach.