The transalpine transport problem is proving very difficult to solve and risks becoming intractable. Can this be explained alone by the obstinate prioritization of economic efficiency goals over environmental protection, as the citizen protest movement would argue? Or is the problem (and...

This article examines the development of the Chinese dairy sector since 2000 and investigates how this has affected food safety. The ongoing problems caused by melamine contamination are linked to the rapid and unregulated development of this sector. Currently, China is faced with demands - both...

The separation of science-based risk assessment from policy-based risk management is meant to safeguard scientific autonomy whilst improving evidence-based policy-making. This risk regulation model is used in several policy domains and, especially, those targeting public health like food safety....

Lifestyle and risk — concepts that are today so commonplace and popular that we tend to take their meaning (and social history) for granted. This is a mistake since none of them are either value-free or uncontested. Bringing them together — theoretically as much as with regard to policy —...