Environmental law Books
Cambridge University Press Climate Change Litigation Regulatory Pathways to Cleaner Energy 116 Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law Series Number 116
Book SynopsisThis examination of the role of litigation in addressing the problem of climate change focuses not only on how the massive and growing number of lawsuits influences regulation directly, but also on how the lawsuits shape corporate behaviour and public opinion. It provides readers with an understanding of how these lawsuits have shaped approaches to mitigation and adaptation, and have been used to try to force and to block regulation. There is a particular emphasis on lawsuits in the United States and Australia, the two jurisdictions which have had the most climate change litigation in the world, and the lessons provide broader insights into the role of courts in addressing climate change.Trade Review'Peel and Osofsky do an excellent job of providing the necessary factual and legal information needed to understand the various aspects of this complex topic. Whether the reader possesses only a basic knowledge of the subject or is well versed, this book should provide considerable insight. While Climate Change Litigation provides information, theories, and strategies designed to assist those seeking to use the court system as a vehicle for reducing carbon emissions, attorneys, advocacy groups, and other stakeholders positioned on the opposite side of such efforts also will find this book to be a useful resource for generating legal strategies and preparing for potential future legal actions.' Mark Popielarski, Law Library JournalTable of Contents1. Why climate change litigation matters; 2. Model for understanding litigation's regulatory impact; 3. Litigation as a mitigation tool; 4. Litigation as an adaptation tool; 5. Corporate responses to litigation; 6. Litigation's role in shaping social norms; 7. Barriers to progress; 8. The future of climate change litigation.
£113.41
Cambridge University Press Time and Environmental Law
Book SynopsisDisciplined by industrial clock time, modern life distances people from nature''s biorhythms such as its ecological, evolutionary, and climatic processes. The law is complicit in numerous ways. It compresses time through ''fast-track'' legislation and accelerated resource exploitation. It suffers from temporal inertia, such as ''grandfathering'' existing activities that limits the law''s responsiveness to changing circumstances. Insouciance about past ecological damage, and neglect of its restoration, are equally serious temporal flaws: we cannot live sustainably while Earth remains degraded and unrepaired. Applying international and interdisciplinary perspectives on these issues, Time and Environmental Law explores how to align law with the ecological ''timescape'' and enable humankind to ''tell nature''s time''. Lending insight into environmental behaviour and impacts, this book pioneers a new understanding of environmental law for all societies, and makes recommendations for its refTable of Contents1. It's time; 2. Temporalities of change; 3. The ever-present now; 4. Rear vision; 5. Rallentare; 6. Telling the time.
£112.10
Cambridge University Press Risk Governance of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations
Book SynopsisThis book evaluates and compares risk regulation and safety management for offshore oil and gas operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway and Australia. It provides an interdisciplinary approach with legal, technological and sociological perspectives on efforts to assess and prevent major accidents and improve safety performance offshore.Table of Contents1. A generic model for risk governance: concept and application to technological installations Ortwin Renn; 2. Modes of risk regulation for prevention of major industrial accidents Michael Baram and Preben H. Lindøe; 3. Values and norms - a basis for a safety culture Kathryn Mearns; 4. Optimising offshore health and safety inspections: how the markets could help Emre Üşenmez; 5. Safety regulation on the Norwegian continental shelf Knut Kaasen; 6. Health and safety regulation on the UKCs: evolution and future prospects John Paterson; 7. Preventing accidents in offshore oil and gas: the US regulatory regime Michael Baram; 8. A new policy direction in Australian offshore safety regulation Jan Hayes; 9. Safety indicators used by authorities in the petroleum industry of United Kingdom, United States, and Norway Helene Cecilie Blakstad; 10. Governmental enforced self-regulation: the Norwegian case Paul Bang and Olaf Thuestad; 11. Contested terrains in risk regulation: legitimacy challenges in implementation processes Jacob Kringen; 12. Boxing and dancing: tripartite collaboration as an integral part of a regulatory regime Ragnar Rosness and Ulla Forseth; 13. Emergent risk and new technologies Ole Andreas Engen; 14. Near major accidents: a challenge for regulator and the regulated Ole Andreas Engen; 15. Inspections, independence and intelligence Helge Ryggvik; 16. Advancing robust regulation: reflections and lessons to be learned Andrew Hale.
£41.99
Cambridge University Press European Environmental Law
Book SynopsisEU Environmental Law is a critical, comprehensive and engaging account of the essential and emerging issues in European environmental law and regulation today. Suitable for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, the book delivers a thematic and contextual treatment of the subject for those taking courses in environmental law, environmental studies, regulation and public policy, and government and international relations. Placing the key issues in context, EU Environmental Law takes an interdisciplinary and thematic approach to help students to better understand the implementation and enforcement of environmental law and policy across Europe. It offers an accessible overview, and links theory with practical applications that will allow students to contextualise the outcomes of legal rules and their impact on public and private behaviours. It provides a definitive account of the subject, examining traditional topics such as nature conservation law, waste law and water law, aloTrade Review'This essential text for students of EU environmental law locates substantive and increasingly vital areas of the law, ranging from climate change to nature conservation, in a highly contextual setting centred on the governance of law and science. By providing a nicely weighted backdrop of the actors and institutions at play in EU environmental law and the principles which influence their action, the text is able to provide compelling and critical accounts of both procedural and substantive rights and issues at the heart of environmental protection in the European Union.' Robert Lee, Birmingham University'This is a major contribution to the literature in terms of clarity, scope and analytical depth. It will certainly be an important resource for academics and practitioners working in the field. At a time when many have lost sight of the value of EU law, this book reminds us of the reach and sophistication of EU environmental law, which the rest of the world sees as a model.' Jorge E. Viñuales, University of CambridgeTable of Contents1. The foundations of EU environmental law: history, aims and context; 2. Actors and instruments; 3. Principles in EU environmental law; 4. Techniques of regulating the environment; 5. Environmental rights in Europe; 6. Public enforcement of EU environmental law; 7. Private enforcement of EU environmental law; 8. Climate change; 9. Air pollution and industrial emissions; 10. EU water law; 11. Impact assessment; 12. Nature and biodiversity protection; 13. Technological risk regulation: chemicals, genetically modified organisms and nanotechnology; 14. Waste.
£42.99
Cambridge University Press The International Law on Climate Change
Book SynopsisGlobal climate change is a topic of continuously growing interest. As more international treaties come into force, media coverage has increased and many universities are now starting to conduct courses specifically on climate change laws and policies. This textbook provides a survey of the international law on climate change, explaining how significant international agreements have sought to promote compliance with general norms of international law. Benoit Mayer provides an account of the rules agreed upon through lengthy negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and multiple other forums on mitigation, geoengineering, adaptation, loss and damage, and international support. The International Law on Climate Change is suitable for undergraduate and graduate students studying climate, environmental or international law. It is supported by a suite of online resources, available at www.internationalclimatelaw.com, featuring regularly updated listTrade Review'Comprehensive and thought-provoking, written in multiple perspectives. It is essential reading for academics and practitioners of international law in tackling the challenges of climate change and protecting the atmosphere in the twenty-first century.' Shinya Murase, Special Rapporteur on the 'Protection of the Atmosphere', UN International Law Commission'International climate change law has gradually come to reflect the complexity of the problem it seeks to address. Uncovering the why, how, where and what of international law on climate change, this book forms essential reading for anyone looking for an incisive analysis of how to tackle one of the defining challenges of our time.' Harro van Asselt, University of Eastern Finland'Offering an informed and engaged perspective on the international law that governs humanity's crucial efforts to address global climate change, this book is essential reading for policy-makers, practitioners and scholars interested in securing a sustainable future for themselves and for generations to come.' Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, University of Waterloo, CanadaTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The rationale for international action on climate change; 3. The UNFCCC regime, from Rio to Paris; 4. Relevant developments in other regimes; 5. Relevant norms of general international law; 6. Differentiation; 7. International action on climate change mitigation; 8. Flexibility mechanisms; 9. Geoengineering; 10. International action on climate change adaptation; 11. Loss and damage; 12. International support; 13. Ambition and compliance; 14. Adjudication; 15. Non-state actors; 16. International law in times of climate change.
£33.24
Cambridge University Press Energy Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe
Book SynopsisThis first comprehensive analysis of Central and Eastern European energy transitions and climate and energy policy examines their domestic and foreign policy positions, energy security concerns and climate policy preferences as the EU aims for decarbonisation by 2050.
£90.25
Cambridge University Press Racial Justice in American Land Use
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Cambridge University Press Earth Detox
Book SynopsisEvery person on our home planet is affected by a worldwide deluge of man-made chemicals and pollutants - most of which have never been tested for safety. Our chemical emissions are six times larger than our total greenhouse gas emissions. They are in our food, our water, the air we breathe, our homes and workplaces, the things we use each day. This universal poisoning affects our minds, our bodies, our genes, our grandkids, and all life on Earth. Julian Cribb describes the full scale of the chemical catastrophe we have unleashed. He proposes a new Human Right - not to be poisoned. He maps an empowering and hopeful way forward: to rid our planet of these toxins and return Earth to the clean, healthy condition which our forebears enjoyed, and our grandchildren should too.Trade Review'In Earth Detox, Cribb shows that humanity's chemical emissions are a threat to civilization on the scale of climate disruption - slaying more people every year now than any war in human history. On a bedrock of hard scientific evidence, he shows the way for urgent universal action to stem this colossal menace to our future. Another must-read by an outstanding science communicator.' Paul R. Ehrlich, author of The Population Bomb and Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic'Future generations will see this book as the 21st century equivalent of Rachel Carson's 1960s classic, Silent Spring. It documents in frightening detail how manufactured chemicals are poisoning us and the Earth's natural systems. Every day, about a kilogram of chemicals are produced for you and for every other human. About 25,000 people will die today from the effects of these chemicals. Read it and be empowered to help turn back the chemical tsunami which is drowning us all.' Ian Lowe, Griffith University'Julian Cribb's unrivalled passion for a clean environment is informed by his understanding that chemical contamination of the Earth poses no less than an existential risk to humanity. This outstanding book examines in beautiful language the scale and causes of the problem, and - crucially - what we can do to solve it. Cribb has warned us - we must now rise to the challenge.' Ravi Naidu, Newcastle University and CEO of CRC CARE'… a meticulously researched account of the quantity, variety, and number of chemicals released into the environment by human activities and the impact these chemicals are having on the health, wellbeing and, ultimately, the survival of humanity.' Alfred Poulos, Australian National University'… Earth Detox is impeccably researched, starkly engaging, beautifully written, and deeply unnerving. Telling us we are existentially awash in deadly dangerous, man-made chemical toxins. A must read for those who want a future in which humans can survive. Julian Cribb is one of the world's most important voices on the existential threats of our time.' Geoffrey Holland, author of The Hydrogen Age'Julian Cribb refuses to give up on our species. In this his latest book, Earth Detox, he succinctly describes how we find ourselves and our environments contaminated by chemicals while shining a light on pathways to a cleaner, healthier world.' Robyn Alders, Australian National University'… harrowing, tenacious and precise analysis of humanity's poisoning of the planet … From traces of arsenic on the high slopes of Mt. Everest, to flame-retardant chemicals in deepsea squid and bears in the Arctic, pesticides and nanopolluters, to neurotoxins, endocrine disrupters and chemical weapons, Cribb documents the unbearable orgy of toxins we are willy-nilly unleashing … This is not a book about hope versus despair. It is far more urgent and pragmatic than that. This is about your next breath.' Michael Charles Tobias, author, filmmaker, President of Dancing Star Foundation'… impeccably referenced and scary to say the least. But it needs to be widely read and understood if we seriously want our children to inherit a liveable world.' Bob Douglas, Commission for the Human Future'Science policy expert Julian Cribb's latest, deeply-documented, systemic overview of humanity's self-inflicted global crises is essential reading. Cribb provides evidence that our collective expanding cognition and actions offer clear pathways for redirecting societies toward survivable common futures on our endangered planet.' Hazel Henderson, global futurist, author of Mapping the Global Transition to the Solar Age, CEO of Ethical Markets Media, LLC'Earth Detox is a compelling, albeit unsettling book about the ways billions of tons of toxic chemicals are killing the planet - including people … Julian Cribb takes a no-holds-barred look at how dependence upon manufactured chemicals threatens the world. Every living being is touched in one way or another by toxic chemicals. They're in the air, in the oceans, in the soil, in the foods we eat, on our skin. In fact, almost every facet of our lives is touched by pollutants, whether we know it or not. Earth Detox lays out shocking facts about the many ways we've allowed pollutants to poison the planet. Fortunately, Julian also lays out many actions we can take, and policies to support, to change course and save lives. I encourage readers to pick up Earth Detox, learn the facts about toxic pollutants, and begin sharing some of the solutions with others so we can move toward a safe and healthy world for all beings.' Suzanne York, Director of Transition Earth'Confronting, challenging and yet empowering, Earth Detox offers a roadmap to dealing with the issues we all face together as a global community … Julian Cribb reminds us why he is one of the world's leading science writers … If knowledge is power then with this book we are empowered to act, effect change and truly make a difference … At this time of global reflection, the book is guiding light to a better and more sustainable future.' Ron Ehrlich, President of Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine'… readers will find this an urgent wake-up call.' Publisher's Weekly'Earth Detox is truly a masterpiece of deeply researched facts exposing a very, very big story, as big as the survival and condition of Earth's basic resources that support existence.' Robert Hunziker, CounterPunch'Cribb's most recent book Earth Detox: How and Why We Must Clean Up Our Planet, recently published by Cambridge University Press, demands to be widely read and carefully considered by policy makers everywhere. Earth Detox makes it clear every human on Earth is being profoundly and systematically poisoned and our governments are largely ignoring the problem.' Bob Douglas, Canberra Times'A readable, urgent argument for ceasing our profligacy and cleaning our nests.' Kirkus ReviewsTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Chemical avalanche; 2. Poisoning a Planet; 3. Are you a contaminated site?; 4. Diabolic cocktail; 5. Unseen risks; 6. Sick society; 7. Getting away with murder; 8. Clean up Society; 9. Clean up the Earth; 10. Averting disaster; Postscript. A warning from deep time; Index.
£17.04
Cambridge University Press The Normative Foundations of International
Book SynopsisThis Element examines how the discourses on adaptation finance of many developing country negotiators, environmental groups, development charities, academics and international bureaucrats have renewed a specific vision of aid intended to respond to international injustices and to fuel a regular transfer of resources between rich and poor countries.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Climate Impacts: External or Internal Causes?; 3. Moral Duty: Distributive or Corrective Justice?; 4. Allocation: Liberal or Perfectionist Perspective?; 5. Evaluation: Deontological or Consequentialist Attitude?; 6. General Conclusion.
£17.00
John Wiley & Sons Inc Environmental Health Law An Introduction
Book SynopsisThis important resource offers a comprehensive overview of the major U.S. environmental laws and approaches, strategies, standards, and enforcement techniques by which American law protects our environment and our health.Table of ContentsList of Text Boxes, Figures, and Tables ix Preface xiii The Authors xvii Chapter 1 Overview of the US Legal System 1 The Structure of American Government 2 Separation of Powers: Federal and State 3 Sources of American Law 9 Chapter 2 Transparency and Accountability in the Executive Branch: Judicial Review and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 23 Judicial Review 24 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 29 Chapter 3 Clean Air Act (CAA) 41 Background 42 Introduction to the Clean Air Act 43 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) 44 Regulating Emissions 48 Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) 58 Enforcement 65 Mobile Source Controls 66 Acid Rain Program 68 Cross-Border Air Pollution 71 Greenhouse Gases 72 Chapter 4 Clean Water Act (CWA) 77 Scope and Basics 79 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 81 Technology-Based Effluent Standards 83 Beyond Technology-Based Standards: Water Quality Safety Net 90 Enforcement 92 Pretreatment Program for Indirect Dischargers 96 Discharges of Fill and Dredged Materials 98 Chapter 5 Safe DrinkingWater Act (SDWA) 107 Who Is Regulated: Public Water Systems 109 What Contaminants Are Regulated? 110 National Drinking Water Regulations 112 Keeping Consumers Informed 116 A Closer Look at Public Water Systems 117 Source Water 120 Enforcement 124 Chapter 6 Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or “Superfund Act”) 131 Overview and Definitions 133 Reporting Releases of Hazardous Substances 136 Responding to a Release of Hazardous Substances 136 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry 142 The Superfund 145 Liability 146 Brownfields 152 Chapter 7 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 157 What Is a Hazardous Waste? 159 Cradle-to-Grave Regulation 163 Waste Minimization 172 Enforcement 172 Underground Storage Tanks 173 Chapter 8 Oil Pollution Act (OPA) 179 Overview 180 Spill Prevention 181 Spill Response 182 Liability and Penalties 186 Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 189 Chapter 9 Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) 193 Overview 194 Emergency Planning Provisions 196 Data Reporting 197 Toxic Release Inventory 198 Chapter 10 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act) 203 Background 205 What Are Employers’ Duties? 208 Health Standards 209 Setting Health Standards: Consensus, Permanent, Emergency Temporary 210 Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) 214 Records and Reporting 218 Monitoring and Enforcement 219 Chapter 11 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 225 Scope and Implementation 226 New Chemicals Program 228 Existing Chemicals 233 Significant New Use 235 Chapter 12 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 241 Background 242 Pesticide Registration Program 245 Removing Pesticides from the Market 250 Regulation of Pesticide Use 253 Nearly Exclusive Federal Control 255 Chapter 13 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) 261 Purpose and Programs 262 Foods 263 Drugs and Medical Devices 266 Dietary Supplements 271 Tobacco 275 Chapter 14 Common Law: Toxic Torts 285 Tort Law: An Overview 286 Toxic Torts 293 Causes of Action 293 Causation Problems in Toxic Tort Litigation 301 Scientific Evidence 303 Scientific Evidence in the Courtroom 307 Mass Litigation 309 Pushing the Envelope 310 Glossary 315 Acronyms 331 Resources and Additional Reading 335 Index 339
£84.95
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Conservation Criminology
Book SynopsisThis important new text introduces conservation criminology as the interdisciplinary study of environmental exploitation and risks at the intersection of human and natural systems.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors xiii Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxiii 1 Global Risks, Conservation, and Criminology 1Meredith L. Gore 1.1 Conservation Crimes Are a Global Problem 1 1.2 Three Foundational Fields of Conservation Criminology 4 1.3 Foundation 1: Natural Resource Management and Policy 4 1.3.1 Different Values Underlie Natural Resource Management and Conservation 4 1.3.2 The Precautionary Principle and Prevention 6 1.3.3 Community–Based Conservation 6 1.3.4 Protected Areas 7 1.4 Foundation 2: Criminology, Crime Science, and Criminal Justice 8 1.4.1 Opportunity Structures of Crime 9 1.4.2 Crime Prevention 10 1.4.3 Criminological Typologies 11 1.5 Foundation 3: Risk and Decision Science 11 1.5.1 Risk Assessment and Perception 13 1.5.2 Risk Communication 14 1.5.3 Risk Governance 14 1.6 Combining the Three Foundations: Conservation Criminology 15 1.6.1 Strengths 16 1.6.2 Shortcomings 16 1.7 How to “Do” Conservation Criminology 17 1.8 Roadmap 18 References 20 Part I Conceptual Advancements in Conservation Criminology 2 Conservation Crime Science 27Jessica S. Kahler and Meredith L. Gore 2.1 Exploitation of Natural Resources in a Globalized World 27 2.2 The Limits of Criminology for Conservation Practice 28 2.3 Overcoming the Limits of Criminology with Crime Science 30 2.4 State of Knowledge: Conservation Criminology and Conservation Crime Science 31 2.4.1 Describing the Literature 32 2.5 Limitations 36 2.6 Utility of Using Conservation Crime Science 37 2.7 Setting Expectations for Conservation Crime Science 38 2.8 Conclusion 39 References 41 3 Deterrence, Legitimacy, and Wildlife Crime in Protected Areas 45William D. Moreto and Jacinta M. Gau 3.1 Wildlife Crime in Protected Areas 46 3.2 Criminological and Criminal Justice Perspectives on Deterrence 46 3.2.1 Theoretical Foundations 46 3.3 Empirical Findings 48 3.4 Limitations with Deterrence–based Approaches in Protected Areas 48 3.5 Legitimacy and Its Role in Establishing Normative and Instrumental Forms of Compliance in Conservation 51 3.6 Alternatives to Deterrence–Based Approaches 52 3.6.1 Enhancing Legitimacy 52 3.7 Future Considerations 53 References 54 Part II Case Studies and Examples 4 Governance for Conservation Risks and Crime 61Mark A. Axelrod, Austin Flowers, Katherine Groff, and Julia Novak Colwell 4.1 Defining Governance 61 4.2 General Concepts of Governance for Conservation Risks 62 4.3 Strict Enforcement by Official Authorities and Governments 63 4.4 International Movement of Electronic Waste 63 4.5 Regulatory Efforts to Limit E–waste Trade 65 4.6 People–Centered Approaches Focused Local Livelihoods 67 4.7 Limits to Enforcement Actions in Chiquibul National Park, Belize 68 4.8 Limits of Alternative Livelihood Strategies 68 4.9 Unintended Effects and Collateral Impacts of Conservation Governance 69 4.10 Conclusion 71 References 71 5 Gaining Compliance and Cooperation with Regulated Wildlife Harvest 77Brent A. Rudolph and Shawn J. Riley 5.1 Importance of Compliance and Cooperation 78 5.2 What Drives Violations of Natural Resource Regulations? 80 5.3 Unintentional Violations 81 5.4 Intentional Violations 81 5.5 Violations Motivated by Direct Personal Gains 82 5.6 Violations Motivated by Indirect Personal Gains 83 5.7 Violations and Instrumental Judgments of Government Policy and Regulators 84 5.8 Violations and Normative Influence 85 5.9 What Drives Cooperation? 86 5.10 Considerations for Increasing Compliance and Cooperation 87 5.10.1 Applying Regulations to Influence Compliance 88 5.10.2 Applying Economic Instruments to Influence Compliance and Cooperation 89 5.10.3 Applying Communication to Influence Compliance and Cooperation 90 5.10.4 Communication to Influence Instrumental Judgments 90 5.10.5 Communication to Influence Behavior Through Norms 91 5.10.6 Communication to Influence Procedural Justice 91 5.11 Conclusion 92 References 92 6 Corruption and Organized Crime in Conservation 97Aksel Sundström and Tanya Wyatt 6.1 Connecting Corruption and Organized Crime to Conservation 99 6.1.1 Defining Corruption and Organized Crime 99 6.1.2 The Role and Extent of Corruption and Organized Crime in Conservation Crime 100 6.1.3 Why do Environmental Black Markets Exist? 102 6.2 Case Study on Abalone Poaching 102 6.2.1 The Context of Bureaucratic Corruption and Presence of Criminal Groups 102 6.2.2 The Investigation 104 6.2.3 Non–Corrupt Inspectors are Threatened 104 6.3 Case Study on Illegal Trade in Russian Raptors 105 6.4 A Policy–Oriented Discussion of Solutions 107 6.4.1 Supporting Non–Corrupt Officials That Receive Threats 107 6.4.2 Complement Merit–Based Reforms with External Monitoring Mechanisms 107 6.4.3 Public Awareness Campaigns May Help Decrease Demand for Illicit Goods 108 6.4.4 A Cooperative Network Approach to Combating Organized Crime 109 6.5 Conclusion 109 References 110 7 Problem–Oriented Policing for Natural Resource Conservation 115Mark C. G. Gibson 7.1 What is Problem–Oriented Policing? 115 7.2 The Opportunity for POP in Natural Resource Management 119 7.3 A Case Study of Australian Commonwealth Fisheries Management 120 7.3.1 The Australian Fisheries Management Authority 120 7.3.2 Scanning 123 7.3.3 Analysis 124 7.3.4 Response 125 7.3.5 Assessment 126 7.4 Adapting POP for More Effective Conservation 127 7.5 Conclusion 129 References 129 8 Exploring the Sociology of Wildlife Tourism, Global Risks, and Crime 133Jessica Bell Rizzolo 8.1 Wildlife Tourism 134 8.1.1 Types of Wildlife Tourism 134 8.1.2 Benefits of Wildlife Tourism Link Biodiversity Conservation and Livelihood Preservation 134 8.1.3 Risks Associated with Wildlife Tourism 135 8.2 Conservation Criminology and Wildlife Tourism 136 8.2.1 Natural Resources Management and Conservation Biology 137 8.2.2 Risk and Decision Science 137 8.2.3 Criminology 138 8.3 Theoretical Insights on Wildlife Tourism from Sociology 139 8.3.1 Wildlife Tourism and Power 139 8.3.2 Authenticity as a Sociological Aspect of Tourism 141 8.4 Elephant Tourism and Crime in Thailand 144 8.4.1 Elephant Tourism in Thailand 144 8.4.2 Wild Live Elephant Trafficking 144 8.4.3 Illegal Ivory Trade 145 8.4.4 Animal Welfare 145 8.4.5 Elephant Tourism and Crime: Insights From Conservation Criminology and Sociological Theory 148 8.5 Conclusion 150 References 151 Part III Models and Innovations 9 Technological Innovations Supporting Wildlife Crime Detection, Deterrence, and Enforcement 157Heidi Kretser, Emma Stokes, Serge Wich, David Foran, and Alexa Montefiore 9.1 Challenges for Wildlife Crime Detection and Enforcement 158 9.2 Technological Advances in Conservation 160 9.3 Spatial Monitoring and Reporting Tool (SMART) 161 9.3.1 Limitations of SMART Technology and Opportunities for Future Improvements 163 9.4 Conservation Drones 164 9.4.1 Limitations of Drone Technology and Opportunities for Future Improvements 166 9.5 Mobile Device Applications 167 9.5.1 Limitations of Mobile App Technology and Opportunities for Future Improvements 168 9.6 Conservation Forensics 171 9.6.1 Limitations of Forensic Technology and Opportunities for Future Improvements 173 9.7 Conclusion 174 References 175 10 PAWS: Game Theory Based Protection Assistant for Wildlife Security 179Fei Fang, Benjamin Ford, Rong Yang, Milind Tambe, and Andrew M. Lemieux 10.1 Applying Game Theoretic Analysis to Poaching 180 10.2 Modeling Human Behavior to Create Optimal Patrol Strategies 181 10.3 Domain Feature Modeling 181 10.4 The Genesis of PAWS from Synthesizing Conservation, Computer Science, and Criminology 182 10.4.1 Describing the Poaching Domain to Create Patrols that Prevent Poaching 184 10.5 The PAWS Model 185 10.5.1 The Basis of Game–Theoretic Analysis in PAWS 186 10.5.2 Modeling Human Behavior for PAWS 188 10.5.3 Incorporating Learning into the Behavioral Model 189 10.6 PAWS–Learn 189 10.6.1 Domain Feature Modeling 190 10.7 Discussion 192 References 193 11 Estimating Poaching Opportunity and Potential 197Adrian Treves, Christine Browne-Nuñez, Jamie Hogberg, Jens Karlsson Frank, Lisa Naughton-Treves, Nicole Rust, and Zachary Voyles 11.1 Understanding Attitudes and Behaviors of Realized and Potential Poachers 198 11.2 Social Psychological Approaches for Understanding the Potential to Poach 200 11.3 Case Study on Wolf Poaching 200 11.3.1 Theoretical Approach and Sampling 200 11.3.2 Methods 203 11.3.3 Study Site 203 11.3.4 Study Respondents 204 11.3.5 Survey Items 204 11.3.6 Inclination to Poach 205 11.3.7 Modeling Potential to Poach 205 11.4 Results 206 11.4.1 Potential to Poach 206 11.4.2 Effects on Wolf Population 207 11.4.3 Implications for Theory and Practice 207 11.4.4 Deer Hunters 208 11.4.5 Complainant Sample 209 11.5 Theoretical Considerations on the Causes of Poaching 210 References 212 Index 217
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Degrowth
Book SynopsisDegrowth is a rejection of the illusion of growth and a call to repoliticize the public debate colonized by the idiom of economism. It is a project advocating the democratically-led shrinking of production and consumption with the aim of achieving social justice and ecological sustainability.This overview of degrowth offers a comprehensive coverage of the main topics and major challenges of degrowth in a succinct, simple and accessible manner. In addition, it offers a set of keywords useful forintervening in current political debates and for bringing about concrete degrowth-inspired proposals at different levels - local, national and global.The result is the most comprehensive coverage of the topic of degrowth in English and serves as the definitive international reference.More information at: vocabulary.degrowth.orgView the author spotlight featuring events and press related to degrowth at http://t.co/k9qbQpyuYp.Trade Review‘One of the most thorough and insightful presentations and discussion of economic theory and practice in the field of de-growth economics, a revolutionary attempt to understand the economy as if humans and Nature matter.’ -- Manuel Castells, University of California, Berkeley, USA‘At a time in history when political, economic and intellectual leaders assure us that nothing fundamental can any longer be questioned, nothing could be more important than the movement - of thought, and of action – that this volume on Degrowth represents. It raises the prospect of finally ejecting the twin demons of productivism and consumerism that are responsible for so many historical failures of the left as well as the right, and begins to set about the real work of imagining and building a society fit for human beings to live in.’ -- David Graeber, London School of Economics, UK.‘The most comprehensive coverage of the topic of degrowth in English … the definitive international reference.’ -- Australian Quarterly‘This book should be compulsory reading for all students everywhere. The authorities would be well advised to ban it. Perhaps, as in ‘Fahrenheit 451’, in the transition to degrowth global societies idealists will memorize some of these short and inspiring prose poems showing that another world is possible.’ -- Leslie Sklair, The British Journal of Sociology‘Without question, the publication of this volume is a welcome addition to the literature on degrowth.’ -- Andrew J. Sutter, Ecological Economics‘An essential resource to initiate the much needed debate for socio-ecological justice across the planet.’ -- Brototi Roy, Antipode‘An invitation to think differently, imagine different futures, and desire differently.’ – Panos Petridis, International Development Planning Review‘An indispensable point of reference to the politics of degrowth [which] offers a map to the world of alternatives to capitalisms.’ -- Silvia Federici, Hofstra University, USA.‘A thought-provoking, wide-ranging, spirited, and deeply original analysis; this book is a must-read on degrowth debates.’ -- Karen Bakker, University of British Columbia, Canada.‘Illuminates diverse concepts for clear thinking, provides new languages for political discourse, and outlines the many steps we can take to recreate our economy, our lives, and our relations to planet Earth. Call it what you want: happiness, living within limits, community, real democracy – DeGrowth both calls and empowers us to bold action.’ -- Richard Norgaard, University of California, Berkeley, USA.‘A vital resource for those who want to engage with degrowth.’ -- Massimo De Angelis, University of East London, UK.‘A comprehensive exploration of the various dimensions of degrowth.’ -- Ashish Kothari, member of Kalpavriksh, Puna; and co-author of "Churning the earth: The Making of Global India".‘Reinventing the growth trajectory is equally critical for the rest of the world in this age of climate risk and present and future danger. Degrowth is then the new vocabulary that we must learn and practice.’ -- Sunita Narain, Centre of Science and Environment, India; Editor, Down To Earth magazine.‘In times marked by political stupor, it is refreshing to have such a light-footed guide through a universe of anti-mainstream ideas ranging from conviviality to Ubuntu, and from urban gardening to entropy.’ -- Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Founder, Institute of Social Ecology, Alpen Adria University, Austria.‘For the poor to grow up to a steady-state economy that is sufficient for a good life and sustainable for a long future, the rich must make ecological space by de-growing down to the same sufficient (not luxurious) steady-state level. Essays in this collection recognize the necessity to face this difficult convergent task of justly sharing our finite world.’ -- Herman Daly, University of Maryland, USA.‘Exciting and deeply subversive.’ -- Clive Hamilton, Charles Sturt University and University of Melbourne, Australia‘This exciting book is a pioneering exploration of the recently come-of-age field of degrowth economics and policy. It will be landmark for all those who want to transcend the growth fetish that has so many enthralled today.’ -- James Gustave Speth, Vermont Law School, Royalton.‘This timely book takes us a great step forward by providing an impressive collection of concepts and ideas related to the degrowth debate.’ -- Inge Røpke, Aalborg University, Denmark.‘Indispensable for anybody interested in moving beyond mere retrofit solutions to the most important economic and ecological conundrums of our time.’ -- Deepak Malghan, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, India, and Princeton University, USA‘What a splendid vocabulary! A range of international authors brilliantly surveys the emerging field of an economics which bids farewell to the obsession of growth. The entries are compact yet eloquent, learned yet action-oriented. Whoever wants to know more about an economy of permanence for the 21th century should reach for this book.’ -- Wolfgang Sachs, Wuppertal Institute, Berlin, Germany.‘The definitive collection on degrowth … an invaluable source of knowledge and inspiration for anyone interested academically or politically in alternative ways of thinking and acting about the environment and development.’ -- Maria Kaika, University of Manchester, UK.‘Degrowth takes the false coin of economic growth via capital accumulation and confronts it head on. The essential message for our time.’ -- John Bellamy Foster, University of Oregon, USA‘An encyclopaedic compendium, at once widely accessible and deeply informative.’ -- Ariel Salleh, Friedrich Schiller University, Germany.‘Like it or not, this persistence of degrowth must be recognized, and credit given to its capacity of spurring new debates and new forms of social mobilization, appealing to all those who continue to see ‘growth’ as a false solution to social problems and a true disaster for the environment.’ -- Stefania Barca, University of Coimbra, Portugal.‘Will it be possible to escape from the monster of growth? We need to think new utopias to orient us. And these one can find in this book.’ -- Alberto Acosta, Economist and ex-President of the National Constitutional Assembly of Ecuador‘A must read for all those who firmly believe that modern economy has reached its dead-end.’ -- Sudhirendar Sharma, Independent Environmental ConsultantTable of ContentsPreface Giacomo D'Alisa, Federico Demaria, Giorgios Kallis Foreword Francois Schneider and Fabrice FlipoIntroduction: Degrowth Giorgios Kallis, Federico Demaria, Giacomo D'Alisa Part 1: Lines of thought 1.Anti-utilitarianism: Onofrio Romano 2. Bio-economics: Mauro Bonaiuti 3. Development, Critiques of: Arturo Escobar 4. Environmental Justice: Isabelle Anguelovski 5. Environmentalism, Currents of: Joan Martinez-Alier 6. Metabolism, Societal: Alevgul Sorman 7. Political ecology: Susan Paulson 8. Steady-state economics: Joshua Farley Part 2: The core 9. Autonomy: Marco Deriu 10. Capitalism: Diego Andreucci and Terrence McDonough 11. Care: Marco Deriu, Giacomo D’Alisa and Federico Demaria 12. Commodification Erik Gomez 13. Commodity frontiers: Marta Conde and Mariana Walter 14. Commons: Silke Helfrich and David Bollier 15. Conviviality: Marco Deriu 16. Dematerialization: Sylvia Lorek 17. Dépense: Onofrio Romano 18. Depoliticization ("the Political"): Erik Swyngedouw 19. Disaster Pedagogy: Serge Latouche 20. Entropy: Sergio Ulgiati 21. Emergy: Sergio Ulgiati 22. GDP: Daniel O'Neil 23. Growth: Peter Victor 24. Happiness: Filka Sekulova 25. Imaginary, Decolonization of: Serge Latouche 26. Jevons' paradox: Blake Alcott 27. Neo-Malthusians: Joan Martinez-Alier 28. Peak oil: Christian Kerschner 29. Simplicity: Samuel Alexander 30. Social limits of growth: Giorgos KallisPart 3: The Action 31. Back-to-the-landers: Rita Calvario and Iago Otero 32. Basic and maximum income: Samuel Alexander 33. Community currencies: Kristoffer Dittmer 34. Cooperatives: Nadia Johanisova, Ruben Suriñach Padilla and Philippa Parry 35. Debt audit: Sergi Cutillas, David Llistar and Gemma Tarafa 36. Digital commons: Mayo Fuster Morell 37. Disobedience: Xavier Renou 38. Eco-communities: Claudio Cattaneo 39. Indignados (Occupy): Viviana Asara and Barbara Muraca 40. Job Guarantee: Brandon Unti 41. Money, Public: Mary Mellor 42. New Economy: Tim Jackson 43. Nowtopians: Chris Carlsson 44. Post-normal science: Giacomo D’Alisa and Giorgios Kallis 45. Unions: Denis Bayon 46. Urban Gardening: Isabelle Anguelovski 47. Work-sharing: Juliet Schor Part 4: Alliances 48. Buen Vivir: Eduardo Gudynas 49. Economy of permanence: Chiara Corazza and Victus Solomon 50. Feminist economics: Antonella Picchio 51. Ubuntu: Mogobe B. Ramose Epilogue: From austerity to dépense: Giacomo D'Alisa, Giorgios Kallis and Federico Demaria
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Law of Wreck
Book SynopsisThis book covers wreck law as an integrated whole, going beyond the question of removal to include issues such as the ownership of wreck and how the law deals with the many commercial law problems arising after ships have been wrecked during the maritime commercial adventure. The book offers authoritative guidance on the genesis and meaning of the Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention 2007, and the interpretation of its often-complex provisions as they apply both to States trying to use its powers and to shipowners and liability insurers faced by its obligations. The authors explain the increasingly complex inter-relationship between linked areas of maritime law, including salvage, intervention and the overlapping international regimes which deal with pollution from oil, bunkers or hazardous and noxious substances. The book examines how a salvage operation transitions to wreck removal and links the liability provisions with the standard form international commercial contracts actuTable of ContentsPart I Wreck in National and International Law; 1 Introduction to Wreck Casualties 2. Wreck and the Maritime Commercial Adventure 3. Rights in Relation to Wreck 4. State Rights and Wreck 5. Law of the Sea and Wreck 6. Underwater Cultural Heritage Part II Wreck Removal Convention 2007; 7. Wreck Removal Convention 2007: Creation 8. Wreck Removal Convention 2007: Scope 9. Wreck Removal Convention 2007: States’ Rights and Duties 10. Wreck Removal Convention 2007: Shipowners’ and Insurers’ Liabilities 11. National Wreck Removal Law and the MSA 1995 Part 9A Part III Wreck Removal Contracts; 12. Transition To Wreck Removal: Salvage and SCOPIC 13. Wreck Removal Operations and Contracts Part IV Wreck Disposal 14. Wreck Disposal
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Taylor & Francis Planning Law and Practice in Northern Ireland
Book SynopsisPlanning Law and Practice in Northern Ireland provides an interpretive narrative of the statutes, case law and planning procedures that have shaped its planning system, with due regard being given to the combined influences emanating from European Union, UK and Northern Ireland planning governance. The contributions in this book explore the evolution of planning in Northern Ireland and discuss key facets of development management, enforcement, environmental law, equality, property law and professional ethics. This book makes an important contribution to the wider literature in this field and provides an essential reference to students, planning practitioners and researchers.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Environmental Policy in the EU
Book SynopsisThe European Union (EU) has a hugely important effect on the way in which environmental policies are framed, designed and implemented in many parts of the world, but especially Europe. The new edition of this leading textbook provides a state-of-the-art analysis of the EU's environmental policies.Comprising five parts, Environmental Policy in the EU covers the rapidly changing context in which EU environmental policies are made, the key actors who interact to co-produce them and the most salient dynamics of policy making, ranging from agenda setting and decision making, through to implementation and evaluation. Written by leading international experts, individual chapters examine how the EU is responding to a multitude of different challenges, including biodiversity loss, climate change, energy insecurity, and water and air pollution. They tease out the different ways in which the EU's policies on these topics co-evolve with national and international environmental polTrade Review"This book is so valuable. The next generation of politicians, business leaders and environmentalists need to understand the role of environmental policy, how it is made, and why it is so important for the future of humanity." -- Virginijus Sinkevičius, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries"This volume… is a true classic and one of the few ‘go to’ references on EU environmental policy. The editors mix perspectives in such way that the historical trajectory of EU policy making is connected to new challenges. This is a book that should be on everybody’s desk who has an interest in the topic." -- Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director, European Environment Agency"This rich and insightful volume should be considered essential reading by lawyers and political scientists alike. With contributions by leading experts… it provides a one-stop-shop for exploring the complex and evolving dynamics of EU environmental policy. Highly recommended!" -- Joanne Scott, Professor of European Law, European University Institute "An indispensable resource to anyone interested in understanding how environmental policy in Europe is now being made and implemented." -- David Vogel, University of California"This new edition … is a must read for students of EU environmental policy. It contains a wealth of new material as well as concrete illustrations of some of Europe’s flagship policy initiatives." -- Céline Charveriat, Executive Director, Institute for European Environmental Policy"If the students of today have read Jordan and Gravey’s latest Environmental Policy in the EU: Actors, Institutions and Processes, they will be thoroughly well prepared to become the policy-makers and policy-shapers of tomorrow." Paul Tobin, The University of Manchester, UK in Regulation and Governance (2022)Table of Contents1. EU Environmental Policy: Contexts, Actors and Policy Dynamics PART 1: Contexts 2. The establishment of EU environmental policy 3. External EU environmental policy 4. Studying EU environmental policy PART 2: Actors 5. The Council, European Council and Member States 6. The European Commission 7. The Court of Justice of the European Union 8. The European Parliament 9. Interest Groups PART 3: Policy dynamics 10. Agenda setting 11. Policy making 12. Policy integration 13. Policy implementation 14. Policy evaluation 15. The EU in international environmental negotiations PART 4: New challenges 16. Is the EU still committed to developing more sustainably? 17. Governing with multiple policy instruments? 18. Making EU environmental policy more legitimate? 19. New policy dynamics in more uncertain times? PART 5: Conclusion 20. EU environmental policy at 50: retrospect and prospect
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Climate Change Finance and International Law
Book SynopsisSince 2010, a significant quantity of international climate change finance has begun to reach developing countries. However, the transfer of finance under the international climate change regime the legal and ethical obligations that underpin it, the constraints on its use, its intended outcomes, and its successes, failures, and future potential constitutes a poorly understood topic. Climate Change Finance and International Law fills this gap in the legal scholarship. The book analyses the legal obligations of developed countries to financially support qualifying developing countries to pursue globally significant mitigation and adaptation outcomes, as well as the obligations of the latter under the international regime of financial support. Through case studies of climate finance mechanisms and a multitude of other sources, this book delivers a rich legal and empirical understanding of the implementation of states' climate finance obligations to date.TTable of ContentsIntroduction Climate finance: Concepts and institutions Climate finance in legal scholarship Legal obligations of states relating to climate finance State performance of obligations on climate finance The philosophy of the control of nature
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Routledge Handbook of Biodiversity and the Law
Book SynopsisThis volume provides a reference textbook and comprehensive compilation of multifaceted perspectives on the legal issues arising from the conservation and exploitation of non-human biological resources. Contributors include leading academics, policy-makers and practitioners reviewing a range of socio-legal issues concerning the relationships between humankind and the natural world. The Routledge Handbook of Biodiversity and the Law includes chapters on fundamental and cutting-edge issues, including discussion of major legal instruments such as the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Nagoya Protocol. The book is divided into six distinct parts based around the major objectives which have emerged from legal frameworks concerned with protecting biodiversity. Following introductory chapters, Part II examines issues relating to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, with Part III focusing on access and benefit-sharing. Part Trade Review"The Handbook of Biodiversity and the Law, edited by Charles R. McManis and Burton Ong, is required reading for lawyers, scholars and policymakers for the most recent comprehensive scholarship on a broad spectrum of issues relating to biodiversity. In one single volume world renowned environmental law scholars examine cutting edge issues ranging from genetic resources, biosecurity, access and benefit sharing, synthetic biology, intellectual property, cultural heritage, conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity, indigenous peoples human rights and more. This will clearly become a 'must have' reference book." - Dr. Nilufer Oral, Law Faculty, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey"This book illuminates the complex set of legal issues surrounding biodiversity by examining them from a wide range of different perspectives. The editors are to be commended for the incredibly rich, varied, and informative scholarship that they have brought together in one volume." - Prof. Graeme B. Dinwoodie, University of Oxford, UKTable of ContentsPart I: Introduction 1. Biodiversity and the Law: Mapping the International Legal Terrain 2. Biodiversity and the Law in Brief Part II: Conservation and Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources 3. Biodiversity in International Environmental Law Through the UN Sustainable Development Goals 4. Biodiversity, Protected Areas and the Law 5. The International Legal Framework for the Protection of and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity 6. Biosecurity, Invasive Species and the Law 7. Biotechnology, Biodiversity and the Environment 8. Legal Responses in the United States to Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change 9. China’s Biodiversity Law 10. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture: Toward the Realization of Farmers’ Rights as a Means of Protecting and Enhancing Crop Genetic Diversity Part III: Access and Benefit-Sharing 11. Access to and Benefit-Sharing of Marine Genetic Resources Beyond National Jurisdiction: Developing a New Legally Binding Instrument 12. The Impact of Natural Products Discovery Programs on our Knowledge of the Flora of Madagascar 13. Regulatory Measures on Access and Benefit-Sharing for Biological and Genetic Resources: National and Regional Perspectives from the Philippines, Singapore and ASEAN 14. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back? Implementing Access and Benefit-Sharing Legislation in South Africa 15. De-Materialising Genetic Resources: Synthetic Biology, Intellectual Property and the ABS Bypass Part IV: Traditional Knowledge Protection 16. Traditional Knowledge: Lessons from the Past, Lessons for the Future 17. Bioprospecting and Traditional Knowledge in Australia 18. If we have never been Modern, they have never been Traditional: ‘Traditional Knowledge’, Biodiversity, and the Flawed ABS Paradigm 19. Where Custom is the Law: State and User Obligations to 'Take into Consideration' Customary Law Governing Traditional Knowledge and Genetic Resources Part V: Biodiversity and Intellectual Property Protection 20. Biodiversity, Intangible Cultural Heritage and Intellectual Property 21. Intellectual Property, Biodiversity and Food Security 22. Sisyphus Redivivus? The Work of WIPO on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge 23. Is the Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts? A Critical Reflection on the WIPO IGC Part VI: The Ethics, Economics and Science-Policy Interface of Biodiversity Protection 24. Naturalizing Morality 25. Making Legal Use of the Valuation of Nature 26. Bounded Openness as the Modality for the Global Multilateral Benefit-Sharing Mechanism of the Nagoya Protocol 27. The IPBES, Biodiversity and the Law: Design, Functioning and Perspectives of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Environmental Liability and the Interplay between
Book SynopsisThe role of law in responding to global environmental problems and the interplay between different levels of regulation and governance is becoming increasingly relevant in the field of liability and reparation for environmental damage. This book examines the relationship and reciprocal influences between the EU and the international legal order in a multilevel and comparative perspective, in relation to the ongoing efforts to elaborate effective regimes of liability and reparation for environmental damage. It offers a comparative analysis of legal developments in the field of environmental liability within the EU and at the international law level and addresses questions concerning the impact of such interaction on the development, implementation and enforcement of appropriate responses to environmental damage within the respective legal orders and on a global level.Given the book's focus and the transnational legal dimension of the issues covered, this volume will be of greaTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction—relevance of the topic and scope of the analysis 1. Background: the problem 2. The concept, role and function of liability in the environmental context 3. Environmental liability and access to justice 3.1. Access to justice in environmental matters 3.2. Access to justice and environmental liability 4. From theory to practice: current developments in environmental liability 4.1. The global picture 4.2. The elusive response of international law 5. Scope and aims of this book 5.1. Theoretical background 5.2. Focus, methodological approach and structure of the book PART 1Environmental liability in international law 1 The law of State responsibility and its application to environmental damage 1. Introduction 2. The responsibility of States for wrongful acts: general principles 3. Transboundary harm prevention and State responsibility 3.1. Early developments and evolution of the primary rules 3.2. From no-harm to prevention 3.3. Due diligence and environmental liability 3.4. The ‘significant harm’ threshold 3.5. The link of causality 4. From transboundary harm prevention and responsibility to States’ environmental liability 4.1. The concept of environmental damage 4.2. Reparation under the law of State responsibility 4.3. Valuation and assessment of environmental damage 5. Current challenges of the law of State responsibility in the environmental context 5.1. Non-state actors and State responsibility 5.2. The erga omnes character of environmental harms 6. State responsibility for environmental harm in the international States practice 7. Concluding remarks and assessment 2 The quest towards an international law framework of states’ environmental liability in the work of the ILC 1. State liability as a primary rule of international law 2. Environmental liability in the work of the ILC: from international liability to allocation of losses 3. Response measures and ex post prevention in the environmental field: between primary and secondary rules? 4. Conclusions 3 Civil liability for environmental damage in international treaties 1. Introductory remarks 2. The international liability framework for nuclear damage 2.1. The 1960 Paris and 1963 Vienna Conventions 2.2. The role of the state in the nuclear liability regime 2.2.1. State liability under the 1963 Vienna and 1960 Paris Conventions 2.3. Revising and enhancing the international nuclear liability regime 2.3.1. The 1988 linking protocol 2.3.2. The 1997 Vienna amending protocol2.3.3. The 1997 Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC) 2.3.4. The 2004 protocols amending the Paris and Brussels Conventions 2.4. The international nuclear liability framework: an assessment 3. International civil liability regimes for sea pollution damage 3.1. The 1969 civil liability convention and the 1971 fund convention 3.2. The 1992 revision protocols of the oil pollution liability framework 3.3. The definition of oil pollution damage 3.4. Revising the amount of compensation 3.5. The International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund 3.6. The 2003 Supplementary Fund 3.7. Oil pollution liability treaties in a multilevel context 4. Complementing the oil pollution regime: the HNS and Bunker oil liability conventions 5. The international liability framework and the protection of the marine environment 6. ‘Second generation’ environmental liability agreements 6.1. The 1993 Council of Europe’s Lugano Convention 6.2. The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur supplementary protocol on liability for biodiversity damage 6.2.1. Liability and redress in the framework of the Biodiversity Convention 6.2.2. Liability for damage caused by LMOs 6.3. The liability annex to the Madrid Protocol on Environmental Protection 7. Conventional systems of international liability: a layered framework 8. Soft law developments in the field of environmental liability 9. Concluding remarks PART 2Harmonising environmental liability in the EU: Substantive and procedural legal aspects 4 The EU approach to environmental liability: The 2004/35 environmental liability directive 1. Introduction 2. Historical background 3. The underling regulatory and policy rationales 4. The Directive’s main elements and scope of application 4.1 Definition of ‘environmental damage’ 4.2. The natural resources covered 4.2.1. Damage to ‘biodiversity’ 4.2.2. Damage to water 4.2.3. Damage to land 4.3. A limited approach to environmental damage? 4.4. The notion of operator and the activities covered 4.5. The Directive’s temporal scope of application 4.6. Exceptions and defences under the Directive 4.7. Questions of causation and plurality of responsible parties 5. Enforcing environmental liability 5.1. Combining prevention and reparation for environmental harm 5.2. The competent authorities and the enforcement of the ELD’s liability regime 6. Remedies 7. Issues of access to justice under the ELD 8. Harmonising environmental liability in the EU: assessing the ELD and its potential added value 9. Concluding remarks 5 Transnational harm in Europe and the potential for a harmonised legal framework 1. Introduction 2. The harmonisation of conflict of law in Europe 3. The Brussels I Regulation and its application to transboundary environmental damage 4. Rome II regulation and the determination of applicable law 5. Transnational corporate litigation before domestic courts in Europe 6. Jurisdictional aspects, corporate liability and duty of care 7. The harmonisation of EU private international law rules: an assessment 8. Transboundary environmental liability litigation in Europe: perspectives after the ELD 9. The new proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence PART 3Exploring the interactions between EU law and international law 6 The EU’s contribution to international law-making in the field of environmental liability 1. Introduction 2. The EU’s participation in international agreements: general remarks 3. The principle of conferral and EU’s external competence 3.1. Express external competences 3.2. The doctrine of implied external powers 3.3. Choosing the appropriate legal basis 4. The practice of EU external relations 4.1. Mixed agreements 4.2. Member States acting as ‘trustees’ of the EU 5. The duty of cooperation and its impact on Member States’ external action 6. Reflections on the relationship between the EU legal order and international law 7. The participation of the EU in international environmental liability agreements 7.1. Liability agreements with an environmental dimension: the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol 7.2. Disrupting interaction? 7.3. The EU’s involvement in international civil liability treaties on marine pollution and nuclear damage 7.3.1. The external relations implications of Brussels I Regulation 7.3.2. The impact of the ELD on the EU’s participation in the marine pollution civil liability regime 7.4. EU’s and Member States’ ratification of international liability conventions 8. Interaction and coordination between liability regimes in a multilevel context 8.1. The practice of disconnection and non-affect clauses 8.2. Coordinating the ELD and the liability conventions on marine pollution and nuclear damage 8.3. Article 4 of the ELD 9. Environmental policy and governance perspectives on the interaction between the ELD and international law 10. Concluding remarks 7 Substantive aspects of the interplay between EU law and international environmental agreements 1. Introduction 2. The legal status and impact of international treaties to which the EU is a party in the EU legal order 2.1. The binding character of EU international agreements and the CJEU’s jurisdiction over them 2.2. Primacy of EU international agreements 3. The CJEU’s case-law and its approach to direct effect of international norms 4. Consistent interpretation 5. Towards a harmonious approach to the relationship between EU and international law 6. Consistent interpretation and the mutual supportiveness of EU law and international law in the field of environment 7. Interim findings 8. Between mutual supportiveness and complementarity in the CJEU’s case-law on environmental liability 9. Interactions and potential synergies between liability regimes in a multilevel context Conclusions 1. An evolving scenario 2. General trends and emerging principles 3. Environmental harms and the relationship between EU and international law: towards mutual supportiveness? 4. Closing remarks Bibliography Index
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Cambridge University Press Regulating a Thousand Cuts
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Cambridge University Press Local Greens
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Cambridge University Press When Environmental Protection and Human Rights
Book SynopsisConflicts between environmental protection laws and human rights present delicate trade-offs when concerns for social and ecological justice are increasingly intertwined. This book retraces how the legal ordering of environmental protection evolved over time and progressively merged with human rights concerns, thereby leading to a synergistic framing of their relation. It explores the world-making effects this framing performed by establishing how ''humans'' ought to relate to ''nature'', and examines the role played by legislators, experts and adjudicators in (re)producing it. While it questions, contextualises and problematises how and why this dominant framing was construed, it also reveals how the conflicts that underpin this relationship and the victims they affect mainly remained unseen. The analysis critically evaluates the argumentative tropes and adjudicative strategies used in the environmental case-law of regional courts to understand how these conflicts are judicially medTrade Review'We know that environmental pollution harms human lives, but can environmental protection also harm? Marie Petersmann incisively shows us that not all environmentalisms are alike, and that those privileged by international law and courts move between a narrow range, from conservative neo-Malthusianism to liberal sustainable development. These environmentalisms code perceptions of human-nature relationships, of how to know the world and be in it, and of evidence and expertise, that crowd out what Joan Martinez-Alier calls 'the environmentalism of the poor'. In analysis both powerful and poignant, Petersmann dissects the development of this mainstream of environmental protection, and who and what it excludes, and opens paths to new possibilities. A terrific and essential book.' Surabhi Ranganathan, University of Cambridge'At a moment when environmental and human rights norms are becoming ever more intertwined, this book makes a timely and crucial scholarly and political intervention by investigating the points of dissonance, tensions and trade-offs between these regimes. Petersmann persuasively shows the limitations of this anthropocentric normative synthesis, and draws on a rich body of interdisciplinary feminist, decolonial and post-human scholarship to open possibilities for a different legal language and practice of care for more-than-human worlds. This book is compulsory reading for those wanting to re-imagine legal relations in the Anthropocene.' Julia Dehm, La Trobe University'Laws that protect human rights and laws that protect the environment are growing ever closer. As we live through alarming ecological decline, theorists and practitioners are keen to point to normative convergence. Yet what is lost by this synergistic framing? Petersmann's original and compelling legal analysis, which draws on the case law of regional human rights courts as well as anthropology, geography and political theory, demonstrates the high stakes of the inquiry, and impels new thinking about the relationship between human rights and environmental protection.' Margaret Young, University of Melbourne'This scholarly, well-argued, and thought-provoking book rightly problematises uncritical assertions of 'synergy' between human rights and 'the environment' and exposes tacit imaginaries facilitating the on-going absorption of environmental concerns into human rights law. Petersmann draws timely and necessary attention to normative conflicts that are all too often over-looked. Theoretically astute and doctrinally informed, this book is simultaneously critical, affirmative and future-facing. It is a powerful contribution to the field.' Anna Grear, Cardiff UniversityTable of ContentsPart I. Constructing Synergies – Framing the Environment – Human Rights Interface: 1. Narratives of environmental and human rights protection – from a 'Pristine Wilderness' to a 'Human Environment'; 2. Horizons of synergy – adjudicating environmental and human rights protection; 3. Constructing and contesting anthropocentric synergies; 4. Countering the dominant frame – an account of trade-offs and tensions; Part II. Conflict Mediation through Universalisation: 5. The general interest as universalisation strategy; 6. Expert knowledge as universalisation strategy.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Environmental and Energy Law
Book SynopsisDespite bringing prosperity, industrialisation generally leads to increasing levels of pollution which has a detrimental impact on the environment. In response, legislation which seeks to control or prevent such impact has become common.Trade Review"The fact that this book is not simply aimed at legal experts in no way detracts from the value of its contents, since the authors are all profoundly knowledgeable about the topics in question. An added benefit is that, notwithstanding the complex topic of the study, it is easy to read and highly educational, especially to non-legal specialists, and provides a strong blend of depth and simplicity. This book accordingly merits praise not only for its design, aim and objectives, but also, and in equal measure, for its form and content." Montserrat Abad Castelos, University Carlos III of Madrid, Review of European Community & International Environmental Law, 25 (1) 2016 "By delivering an extensive volume with a convincing structure and an intelligent system of cross-referencing throughout every one of its parts, Environmental and Energy Law manages to remain in a comfortable middle-ground between the legal abstraction of general principles and the details of regulations on technical standards. And this middle ground is precisely what allows the volume to be an interesting option for engineers, economists and even entrepreneurs apart from being a comprehensive source of information for legal scholars and an enjoyable textbook for students (of law or broader environmental studies alike) with exercises and case studies.� �The introductory intention � that stressed that lawyers would be invited to learn about engineering and scientific developments, preparing themselves for regulatory challenges of the future, is well kept: I could say that as an international lawyer, this volume indeed helped me to have a more accurate glimpse as to the links between environmental law and engineering and science. Indeed, after reaching the last page of this volume, I can affirm that Karen E. Makuch and Ricardo Pereira�s Environmental and Energy Law manages to demonstrate, with immediate and actual examples, that policy and regulation can act as major innovation-driving forces, a conclusion that is so important for engineers and investors as it is for all lawyers and students of law.� Nelson F. Coelho, Utrecht University, European Energy and Environmental Law Review, October 2015Table of ContentsNotes on the Contributors ix Preface xv List of Abbreviations xvii Part One Introduction 1 1 Introduction 3 Karen E. Makuch and Ricardo Pereira Questions and activities 32 Part Two Innovation, Sustainability and the Law 35 2 Sustainable Development and Best Available Techniques in International and European Law 37 Panos Merkouris 3 Environmental Regulation, Business Competitiveness and Corporate Responsibility 61 Ricardo Pereira 4 A Legal Framework for Clean Technology Transfer and Finance 75 Helena Wright and Ricardo Pereira 5 Technology Innovation and the Law – the Example of Climate Adaptation Technologies 92 Katrin Glatzel, Helena Wright, and Zen Makuch Questions and activities 115 Part Three Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Law 117 6 Sustainable Energy Law and Policy 119 Matthew Leach and Sandip Deshmukh 7 International and EU Climate Change Law 141 Ricardo Pereira and Charlotte Jourdain 8 UK Climate Change Law and Policy 172 Karen E. Makuch, Zen Makuch, Ricardo Pereira, and Charlotte Jourdain Questions and activities 193 Part Four Exploration and Exploitation Of Energy Resources 197 9 The Exploration and Exploitation of Energy Resources in International Law 199 Ricardo Pereira 10 Occupational Health and Safety Law: the Oil and Gas Industry 225 John Paterson 11 Energy Agreements – Force Majeure and Hardship Clauses 240 Isabelle Fellrath and Frank Spoorenberg Questions and activities 253 Part Five Clean Technologies And The Clean Development Mechanism 255 12 Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies – An Overview and Some Key Issues 257 Tim Cockerill 13 Carbon Capture and Storage Liability 270 Zen A. Makuch, Slavina Z. Georgieva and Behdeen Oraee-Mirzamani 14 The Clean Development Mechanism – Legal and Contractual Framework in CDM Renewable Energy Projects 288 Kenneth Aidelojie, Chuan Tze-Teo, Zen Makuch and Ricardo Pereira Questions and activities 311 Part Six Waste, Water, Air Quality Management And Pollution Control 313 15 Solid Waste Management and Regulation 315 Arturo Castillo-Castillo 16 Water Management and Regulation 347 Dieudonne-Guy Ohandja and Alexandra Collins 17 Integrated Pollution and Control – the Industrial Emissions Directive 368 Iain MacLean 18 The Law and Practice of Air Quality Management 393 Zen Makuch and Marilena Karyampa 19 Contaminated Land and Regulation 418 Owen Lewis Questions and activities 434 Part Seven The Regulation Of Chemicals And Laboratory Safety 437 20 The Regulation of Nanotechnologies 439 Sekai Ngarize, Karen E. Makuch and Ricardo Pereira 21 Environmental Law Standards and Principles of Good Laboratory Practice for Environmental Protection 465 Elizabeth Prichard and Karen E. Makuch Questions and activities 487 Part Eight Governance, Impact Assessment, Compliance And Enforcement in Environmental Law 489 22 Planning, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 491 Martin Birt and Steven Smith 23 Regulating Environmental Information and Environmental Data 508 Karen E. Makuch 24 Corporate Disclosure and Environmental Sustainability in Comparative Law 534 Nikzad Oraee-Mirzamani and Zen Makuch 25 Compliance and Enforcement in International, European and National Environmental Law 561 Ricardo Pereira Questions and activities 577 Part Nine Case Studies On Environmental Law Implementation 579 26 Case Studies 581 Karen E. Makuch Questions and activities 590 Index 591
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Environmental Rights
Book SynopsisThe essays selected for this volume present critical viewpoints from the debate about the need to establish rights on behalf of greater environmental protection. Three main areas for developing environmental rights are surveyed, including: extensionist theories that link existing rights (for example to subsistence or territory) to threats of harm from exacerbated resource scarcity, pollution or rapid environmental change; proposals for rights to specified environmental goods or services, such as rights to a safe environment and the capacity to assimilate greenhouse gas emissions; and rights that protect the interests of parties not currently recognized as having rights, including nonhuman subjects, natural objects and future generations. This volume captures the potential for and primary challenges to the development of rights as instruments for safeguarding the planet''s life-support capacities and features proposals and analyses which argue the need to create an avenue of recoTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Part I Human Rights: General: Environmental injustice and human rights abuse: the states, MNCs, and repression of minority groups in the world system, Francis O. Adeola; Can communal goods be human rights?, Jeremy Waldron; Philosophical issues in international environmental law, James Nickel and Daniel Magraw. Part II Human Rights and Climate Change: Greenhouse development rights: a proposal for a fair global climate treaty, Paul Baer, with Tom Athanasiou, Sivan Kartha and Eric Kemp-Benedict; Does anthropogenic climate change violate human rights?, Derek Bell; Human rights, responsibilities, and climate change, Simon Caney; Human rights versus emissions rights: climate justice and the equitable distribution of ecological space, Tim Hayward; Competing claims: human rights and climate harms, Stephen Humphreys; Human rights, climate change, and the trillionth ton, Henry Shue; Climate change, environmental rights, and emission shares, Steve Vanderheiden. Part III Rights of Nonhumans, Environment and Futurity: The rights of animals and unborn generations, Joel Feinberg; The case for biotic rights, James A. Nash; Should trees have legal standing? - toward legal rights for natural objects, Christopher D. Stone; On future generations' future rights, Axel Gosseries; The right to a green future: human rights, environmentalism, and intergenerational justice, Richard P. Hiskes; Our rights and obligations to future generations for the environment, Edith Brown Weiss; Contemporary property rights, Lockean provisos, and the interests of future generations, Clark Wolf. Part IV Rights to a Safe Environment: Toward a constitutionally protected environment, John Y. Pearson Jr; Environmental rights: European fact or English fiction?, Christopher Miller; Rights and responsibilities on the home planet, Holmes Rolston III; Human rights, environmental rights, and the right to environment, Dinah Shelton; Name index.
£275.50
Barcharts, Inc Environmental Law
Book SynopsisWith climate change and environmental concerns playing an increasingly important role in U.S. policymaking, our 3-panel (6-page) guide is a one-stop resource for law students, practicing attorneys and environmentalists. Jam-packed with all the latest information, this guide features our user-friendly format, with color-coded sections for each area of environmental law.
£6.25
Temple University Press,U.S. Wildlife Crime From Theory to Practice
Book SynopsisThe editors and contributors to Wildlife Crime examine topical issues from extinction to trafficking in order to understand the ecological, economic, political, and social costs and consequences of these crimes. Drawing from diverse theoretical perspectives, empirical and methodological developments, and on-the-ground experiences of practitioners, this comprehensive volume looks at how conservationists and law enforcement grapple with and combat environmental crimes and the profitable market for illegal trade.Chapters cover criminological perspectives on species poaching, unregulated fishing, the trading of ivory and rhino horns, the adoption of conservation technologies, and ranger workplaces and conditions. The book includes firsthand experiences and research from China, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States. The result is a significant book about the causes of and response to wildlife crime.Contributors include: Johan Berg
£73.10
Temple University Press,U.S. Wildlife Crime From Theory to Practice
Book SynopsisThe editors and contributors to Wildlife Crime examine topical issues from extinction to trafficking in order to understand the ecological, economic, political, and social costs and consequences of these crimes. Drawing from diverse theoretical perspectives, empirical and methodological developments, and on-the-ground experiences of practitioners, this comprehensive volume looks at how conservationists and law enforcement grapple with and combat environmental crimes and the profitable market for illegal trade.Chapters cover criminological perspectives on species poaching, unregulated fishing, the trading of ivory and rhino horns, the adoption of conservation technologies, and ranger workplaces and conditions. The book includes firsthand experiences and research from China, Indonesia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States. The result is a significant book about the causes of and response to wildlife crime.Contributors include: Johan Berg
£26.99
Bristol University Press Rescaling Urban Governance
Book SynopsisProviding new research and thinking about cities, their governance and planning reform, this book compares the UK with multiple international examples in order to examine cutting-edge experimentation and innovation in new models of governance and urban policy in response to today's increasing global social and environmental challenges.Trade Review“This book is a very helpful guide and resource to both the past and future devolution agenda.” Local Government StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction: Planning reform and state spatial rescaling Devolution: A patchwork quilt of planning reform Replacing the regions: The evolution of English subnational reform City regions and the cities within them: Connecting two overlapping scales Local authorities: Powerhouses or scapegoats? Community-led governance: Opportunities and constraints Conclusion: Rescaling urban governance
£71.99
Simon & Schuster Stand Up That Mountain
Book SynopsisSynopsis coming soon.......Trade Review“Jay Erskine Leutze makes memorable work. He is brilliant at portraying characters (heroes and villains alike) and depicting his stunning setting.” * Cleveland Plain Dealer *
£16.00
Wolters Kluwer Environmental Regulation Law Science and Policy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Environmental Justice
Book SynopsisThis collection of scholarly articles takes as its subject matter discourses on environmental justice. The concept emerged in recent decades as an important framing concept for a wide variety of environmental movements and objectives, and has gained considerable currency due to the scope and normative force that its principles contain, whether in legal, political, or philosophical applications. This collection is an invaluable resource for researchers and scholars in this field given that the multiple theories and analyses of environmental justice are likely to remain central to the ongoing development of normative theorizing about the human role in the environment in the foreseeable future.Table of ContentsContents: Introduction. Part I Foundations of Environmental Justice: Race and the Distribution of Risk: Solid waste sites and the black Houston community, Robert D. Bullard; Environmental justice and the sustainable city, Graham Haughton; The environment of justice, David Harvey; Just garbage, Peter S. Wenz; A wilderness environmentalism manifesto: contesting the infinite self-absorption of humans, Kevin Michael DeLuca. Part II New Directions in Environmental Justice: beyond Equitable Risk: Principles of environmental justice, First National People of Color Environmental Leadership Summit; Justice, democracy, and hazardous siting, Christian Hunold and Iris Marion Young; Distributive justice, participative justice, and the principle of prima facie political equality, Kristen Shrader-Frechette; Reconceiving environmental justice: global movements and political theories, David Schlosberg; Women and toxic waste protests: race, class and gender as resources of resistance, Celene Krauss; Social justice and environmental goods, David Miller. Part III International and Intergenerational Environmental Justice: Global environmental justice, Dale Jamieson; Global environment and international inequality, Henry Shue; Thick cosmopolitanism, Andrew Dobson; Allocating ecological space, Steve Vanderheiden; Environmental justice and economic degrowth: an alliance between two movements, Joan Martínez-Alier; Sustainability and intergenerational justice, Brian Barry. Part IV Applied Environmental Justice: Resources, Climate and Food: Global justice and the distribution of natural resources, Tim Hayward; Cosmopolitan justice, responsibility, and global climate change, Simon Caney; Global inequality and climate change, J. Timmons Roberts; The hijacking of the global food supply, Vandana Shiva. Name index.
£218.50
Edinburgh University Press Scottish Environmental Law Essentials
Book SynopsisThis concise study guides gives you an overview of the main areas of environmental law in Scotland: statutory nuisance, noise, air pollution, climate change, waste, contaminated land, water pollution and nature conservation. In addition, it includes a discussion of the role of town planning in the control of pollution.
£17.99
Edinburgh University Press Land Reform in Scotland
Book SynopsisA stimulating review of contemporary land reform in Scotland
£20.89
New York University Press Global Sustainable Cities
Book SynopsisPerspectives from worldwide experts on how major cities across the globe are responding to the major environmental threats of our time, including global climate change Over half of the world's population now lives in cities, and this share is expected to increase in the coming decades. With growing urbanization, cities and their residents face substantial environmental challenges such as higher temperatures, droughts, wildfires, and increased flooding. In response to these pressing challenges, some cities have begun to develop local environmental regulations that supplement national and environmental laws. In so doing, cities have stepped into a role that has been historically dominated by higher levels of government. Global Sustainable Cities takes stock of the policies that have been implemented by cities around the world in recent years in several key areas: water, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate adaptation. It examines the advantagesand potential drawbacksof Trade Review"An impressive volume whose international focus allows for cutting-edge comparative assessment in regards to the role of cities in addressing today’s environmental challenges. Global Sustainable Cities will contribute significantly to the literature on the role of major cities as they work to advance sustainability through innovative transportation, infrastructure, and energy initiatives." -- Vanessa Casado Pérez, Texas A&M University"Global Sustainable Cities features a phenomenal lineup of contributors whose topics, narrative arc, and implications create a readable, highly compelling volume. Taken altogether, the revealing case studies highlighted in these essays convincingly make the case for the centrality of cities to environmental law." -- Nestor Davidson, Faculty Director, Urban Law Center, Fordham University"An important volume that fills a gap in the literature on cities and climate change. While many have argued that cities are and should be significant actors in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and averting the worst impacts of climate disasters, this book illustrates how different kinds of cities are doing so. The book is also important for its comparative examination of cities' environmental and climate actions across geographic regions and political systems. Any future assessment of cities' roles in maintaining environmental quality and addressing climate change should begin with this impressive volume." -- Sheila R. Foster, Georgetown University, author of Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions toward Just and Self-Sustaining Communities"This important, timely and interesting book explores the current landscape of environmental leadership - examining both their strengths and weaknesses. It provides ample support for the important idea that it is in cities that we can act rapidly to address climate change and its consequences - because we must." -- David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto and author of Solved: How the Great Cities of the World Are Fixing the Climate Crisis
£69.70
New York University Press Global Sustainable Cities
Book SynopsisPerspectives from worldwide experts on how major cities across the globe are responding to the major environmental threats of our time, including global climate change Over half of the world's population now lives in cities, and this share is expected to increase in the coming decades. With growing urbanization, cities and their residents face substantial environmental challenges such as higher temperatures, droughts, wildfires, and increased flooding. In response to these pressing challenges, some cities have begun to develop local environmental regulations that supplement national and environmental laws. In so doing, cities have stepped into a role that has been historically dominated by higher levels of government. Global Sustainable Cities takes stock of the policies that have been implemented by cities around the world in recent years in several key areas: water, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate adaptation. It examines the advantagesand potential drawbacksof Trade Review"An impressive volume whose international focus allows for cutting-edge comparative assessment in regards to the role of cities in addressing today’s environmental challenges. Global Sustainable Cities will contribute significantly to the literature on the role of major cities as they work to advance sustainability through innovative transportation, infrastructure, and energy initiatives." -- Vanessa Casado Pérez, Texas A&M University"Global Sustainable Cities features a phenomenal lineup of contributors whose topics, narrative arc, and implications create a readable, highly compelling volume. Taken altogether, the revealing case studies highlighted in these essays convincingly make the case for the centrality of cities to environmental law." -- Nestor Davidson, Faculty Director, Urban Law Center, Fordham University"An important volume that fills a gap in the literature on cities and climate change. While many have argued that cities are and should be significant actors in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and averting the worst impacts of climate disasters, this book illustrates how different kinds of cities are doing so. The book is also important for its comparative examination of cities' environmental and climate actions across geographic regions and political systems. Any future assessment of cities' roles in maintaining environmental quality and addressing climate change should begin with this impressive volume." -- Sheila R. Foster, Georgetown University, author of Co-Cities: Innovative Transitions toward Just and Self-Sustaining Communities"This important, timely and interesting book explores the current landscape of environmental leadership - examining both their strengths and weaknesses. It provides ample support for the important idea that it is in cities that we can act rapidly to address climate change and its consequences - because we must." -- David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto and author of Solved: How the Great Cities of the World Are Fixing the Climate Crisis
£25.19
New York University Press The Psychology of Environmental Law
Book SynopsisOffers psychological insights into how people perceive, respond to, value, and make decisions about the environmentEnvironmental law may seem a strange space to seek insights from psychology. Psychology, after all, seeks to illuminate the interior of the human mind, while environmental law is fundamentally concerned with the exterior surroundingsthe environmentin which people live. Yet psychology is a crucial, undervalued factor in how laws shape people's interactions with the environment. Psychology can offer environmental law a rich, empirically informed account of why, when, and how people act in ways that affect the environmentwhich can then be used to more effectively pursue specific policy goals. When environmental law fails to incorporate insights from psychology, it risks misunderstanding and mispredicting human behaviors that may injure or otherwise affect the environment, and misprescribing legal tools to shape or mitigate those behaviors. The Psychology of Environmental Trade ReviewHow many books create a whole new field? Rowell and Bilz have done exactly that -- and produced, at once, brilliant theoretical insights and terrific practical suggestions. (World, please take notice.) Their book is a landmark. -- Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University, and coauthor, NudgeSynthesizing a large body of evidence, Rowell and Bilz offer a forthright description of the extraordinary difficulties environmental conflicts pose and the hope that awareness of psychological barriers can help decision makers respond more effectively. -- Holly Doremus, University of California, BerkeleyRowell and Bilz pull off two impressive feats: they present a novel and penetrating survey of legal regulation of the environment; and they add an important member to the list of legal domains insightfully illuminated by psychological methods. -- Dan M. Kahan, Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law & Professor of Psychology, Yale Law School
£77.90
New York University Press Inequality Democracy and the Environment
Book SynopsisWinner, American Sociological Association Section on Environment and Technology Allan Schnaiberg Outstanding Publication AwardThe world currently faces several severe social and environmental crises, including economic under-development, widespread poverty and hunger, lack of safe drinking water for one-sixth of the world's population, deforestation, rapidly increasing levels of pollution and waste, dramatic declines in soil fertility and biodiversity, and global warming. Inequality, Democracy, and the Environment sheds light on the structural causes of these and other social and environmental crises, highlighting in particular the key role that elite-controlled organizations, institutions, and networks play in creating these crises. Liam Downey focuses on four topicsglobalization, agriculture, mining, and U.S. energy and military policyto show how organizational and institutional inequality and elite-controlled organizational networks produce environmental degradation aTrade Review"Downey presents important perspectives about inequality, militarism, and democracy. This important addition to the environment sociology literature should promote serious consideration of the macrostructuralist approach to social problems in general." * CHOICE *"It is very well written. More importantly, it illuminates the centrality of elite-controlled mechanisms." * Political Science Quarterly *
£23.74
New York University Press Sustainability
Book SynopsisA critical resource for approaching sustainability across the disciplines Sustainability and social justice remain elusive even though each is unattainable without the other. Across the industrialized West and the Global South, unsustainable practices and social inequities exacerbate one another. How do social justice and sustainability connect? What does sustainability mean and, most importantly, how can we achieve it with justice? This volume tackles these questions, placing social justice and interdisciplinary approaches at the center of efforts for a more sustainable world. Contributors present empirical case studies that illustrate how sustainability can take place without contributing to social inequality. From indigenous land rights, climate conflict, militarization and urban drought resilience, the book offers examples of ways in which sustainability and social justice strengthen one another. Through an understanding of history, diverse cultural traditions, and complexity in reTrade ReviewSzes concept of & situated sustainability draws on environmental justice and the environmental humanities to offer a new way of thinking about sustainability that is both more flexible and more rigorous than previous conceptions. Specifically, this book both argues for and demonstrates a far more comprehensive and unanticipated way of thinking about sustainability in an era of environmental crisis. -- Laura Pulido,author of Environmentalism and Economic Justice and Black, Brown, Yellow and Left
£23.74
New York University Press The Psychology of Environmental Law
Book SynopsisOffers psychological insights into how people perceive, respond to, value, and make decisions about the environmentEnvironmental law may seem a strange space to seek insights from psychology. Psychology, after all, seeks to illuminate the interior of the human mind, while environmental law is fundamentally concerned with the exterior surroundingsthe environmentin which people live. Yet psychology is a crucial, undervalued factor in how laws shape people's interactions with the environment. Psychology can offer environmental law a rich, empirically informed account of why, when, and how people act in ways that affect the environmentwhich can then be used to more effectively pursue specific policy goals. When environmental law fails to incorporate insights from psychology, it risks misunderstanding and mispredicting human behaviors that may injure or otherwise affect the environment, and misprescribing legal tools to shape or mitigate those behaviors. The Psychology of Environmental Trade ReviewHow many books create a whole new field? Rowell and Bilz have done exactly that -- and produced, at once, brilliant theoretical insights and terrific practical suggestions. (World, please take notice.) Their book is a landmark. -- Cass R. Sunstein, Robert Walmsley University Professor, Harvard University, and coauthor, NudgeSynthesizing a large body of evidence, Rowell and Bilz offer a forthright description of the extraordinary difficulties environmental conflicts pose and the hope that awareness of psychological barriers can help decision makers respond more effectively. -- Holly Doremus, University of California, BerkeleyRowell and Bilz pull off two impressive feats: they present a novel and penetrating survey of legal regulation of the environment; and they add an important member to the list of legal domains insightfully illuminated by psychological methods. -- Dan M. Kahan, Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Law & Professor of Psychology, Yale Law School
£28.80
New York University Press Sustainability
Book SynopsisA critical resource for approaching sustainability across the disciplines Sustainability and social justice remain elusive even though each is unattainable without the other. Across the industrialized West and the Global South, unsustainable practices and social inequities exacerbate one another. How do social justice and sustainability connect? What does sustainability mean and, most importantly, how can we achieve it with justice? This volume tackles these questions, placing social justice and interdisciplinary approaches at the center of efforts for a more sustainable world. Contributors present empirical case studies that illustrate how sustainability can take place without contributing to social inequality. From indigenous land rights, climate conflict, militarization and urban drought resilience, the book offers examples of ways in which sustainability and social justice strengthen one another. Through an understanding of history, diverse cultural traditions, and complexity in reTrade ReviewSzes concept of & situated sustainability draws on environmental justice and the environmental humanities to offer a new way of thinking about sustainability that is both more flexible and more rigorous than previous conceptions. Specifically, this book both argues for and demonstrates a far more comprehensive and unanticipated way of thinking about sustainability in an era of environmental crisis. -- Laura Pulido,author of Environmentalism and Economic Justice and Black, Brown, Yellow and Left
£66.60
University of Toronto Press Pluralist Politics Relational Worlds
Book SynopsisThis book aims to overcome the disconnect between human and ecological concerns in political theory and political philosophy.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Towards a Relational Ethics with Nature 1. Bound by Reasonableness 2. Vulnerability and the Need for Care 3. To Think and Act Ecologically: The Environment, Human Animality, Nature 4. What Vulnerability Entails: Sustainability and the Limits of Political Pluralism 5. Nature’s Relations: Ontology, Vulnerability, Agency 6. The Democracy of the Neglected: Mutual Understanding and Sustainability in a World of Many Worlds Conclusion: Retrieving Nature Bibliography Index
£52.70
University of Toronto Press Pluralist Politics Relational Worlds
Book SynopsisIn Pluralist Politics, Relational Worlds, Didier Zúñiga examines the possibility for dialogue and mutual understanding in human and more-than-human worlds. The book responds to the need to find more democratic ways of listening to, giving voice to, and caring for the variety of beings that inhabit the earth. Drawing on ecology and sustainability in democratic theory, Zúñiga demonstrates the transformative potential of a relational ethics that is not only concerned with human animals, but also with the multiplicity of beings on earth, and the relationships in which they are enmeshed. The book offers ways of cultivating and fostering the kinds of relations that are needed to maintain human and more-than-human diversity in order for life to persist. It also calls attention to the quality of the relationships that are needed for life to flourish, advancing our understanding of the diversity of pluralism. Pluralist Politics, Relational Worlds ultimately presses us toTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Towards a Relational Ethics with Nature 1. Bound by Reasonableness 2. Vulnerability and the Need for Care 3. To Think and Act Ecologically: The Environment, Human Animality, Nature 4. What Vulnerability Entails: Sustainability and the Limits of Political Pluralism 5. Nature’s Relations: Ontology, Vulnerability, Agency 6. The Democracy of the Neglected: Mutual Understanding and Sustainability in a World of Many Worlds Conclusion: Retrieving Nature Bibliography Index
£21.59
University of Toronto Press Picking Up the Slack
Book SynopsisCanada has over-promised and under-delivered on climate change, setting weak goals and allowing carve-outs, exceptions, and exemptions to undermine its climate policies. Why, in an era when climate change is front of mind for so many people, have we failed to make progress? This question has been the source of heated debate across the political spectrum. In Picking Up the Slack, Andrew Green draws together different perspectives on the challenge facing Canada to offer an accessible account of the ideas and institutions that have impeded climate change action. Picking Up the Slack embraces the complexity of the problem, showing that its sources lie deep in Canada’s institutional arrangements pointing to the role played by federal-provincial power sharing arrangements, the heavy reliance on discretion in Canadian law, the role of the courts, and the impact of social norms. Working from a broad perspective that incorporates the insights of economics, law, pTable of ContentsPreface 1. Of Fear and Loathing in Canadian Climate Policy 2. Cows, Cod, and Coal: The Roots of Canada’s Climate Dilemma 3. Discretion I: Picking the Wrong Tools 4. Discretion II: Helping Everyone Helps No One 5. Diffusion: When Everyone’s Responsible, No One’s Responsible 6. Deference: Where Are the Guardians? 7. Focus on People 8. Strengthen the National Community 9. Cultivate Cooperation 10. Foster Trust 11. Set the Foundation 12. Breaking the Cycle
£20.69
Lexington Books Wolves Courts and Public Policy
Book SynopsisThis book examines the controversial role of the courts in the policymaking process and resolution of public policy conflicts by analyzing the litigation regarding the reintroduction and recovery of the wolf in the Northern Rocky Mountains.Trade ReviewFew Endangered Species Act (ESA) species reintroductions have been as controversial as that of the gray wolf. Sweeping in scope, rich in details, this volume offers the first comprehensive chronological review of gray wolf reintroduction and recovery in the northern Rocky Mountains. This incisive analysis of the efficacy and impact of public law litigation provides a superb tool for anyone—students, professors, wildlife managers, individuals—working within the public law sector. An eminent environmental law expert, Fitzgerald begins by examining the role of the US courts in resolving public policy issues and the powerful nexus of science, policy, and politics that took the gray wolf from extirpation to recovery. Ensuing chapters offer accounts of each successive presidential administration’s interpretation of public law for this species and elucidate how western states' opposition to federal wolf policy enabled politics to prevail over science. Fitzgerald's penetrating insights on agency and court responses to challenging concepts such as taxonomical issues, the distinct population segment concept, and the congressional delisting of this species via an appropriations rider illustrate that this compelling book goes beyond wolves—it is about the battle over the ESA. Summing Up: Essential. All readers. * CHOICE *Fitzgerald's rich, complex narrative tells us that wolves will be 'in recovery' as long as wolves and modern industrialized human beings inhabit the same space. * International Wolf *The return of the ‘‘Children of the Night’’ to the Northern Rocky Mountains is a fascinating and controversial story. The author enables the reader to understand the many steps that were needed to reintroduce wolves into one of their natural environments, as well as the reactions this prompted in US society. The book provides an incisive analysis of the efficacy and impact of public law litigation, in a way that could be used by anyone working within the public law sector, and it has the power to show the great use (or abuse) of public law litigation in the United States, even for issues elating to the presence of wildlife. The book also offers an opportunity for people in other countries to examine the role of US courts in resolving public policy issues, highlighting the bonds among science, policy, and politics that enabled the gray wolf to recover.... The book describes very well the management issues related to the return of wolves to the Northern Rocky Mountains.... This book is an essential read not only for researchers and technicians, but for all who care for wildlife and work to promote harmonious coexistence between people and nature. * Mountain Research and Development *The reintroduction of the gray wolf to the Northern Rocky Mountains is a fascinating story that illustrates both the promise and limits of the Endangered Species Act. The ongoing controversy has involved hunters, farmers, ranchers, western states, environmental groups, and the three branches of federal government. Edward Fitzgerald covers all aspects of the issue, and offers valuable insights regarding the role of public law litigation and the interaction of law and politics in the implementation of the ESA. -- Blake Watson, University of Dayton School of LawThe return of the wolf to the Northern Rockies is hailed by some as a signature achievement of the Endangered Species Act and assailed by others as an assault on private property and state sovereignty. The courts have been at the center of the controversy, refereeing conflicts among the competing interests, exposing flaws in agency decision making, and enforcing the rule of law. Ed Fitzgerald weaves a compelling narrative of how science, law, and politics interact to determine the fate of one of nature’s most iconic critters. -- Patrick Parenteau, Professor of Law, Vermont Law SchoolEdward Fitzgerald’s account of the ‘wolf wars’ of the last two decades is a trenchant analysis of the effect of public interest lawsuits on government wildlife policy, in which environmentalists and other interest groups used citizen suits to influence the Endangered Species Act’s reintroduction of the gray wolf to the Northern Rocky Mountains. The results of the reintroduction, begun during the Clinton Administration, were fairly spectacular, with wolves exceeding recovery goals by 2002, which in turn prompted surprisingly unsuccessful administrative efforts to remove ESA protections. But Congress proceeded to delist the wolf in the states with the vast majority of wolf populations in 2011, the first time Congress delisted a species. Now, as Fitzgerald relates, the Obama Administration is poised to delist the wolf entirely, a decision Fitzgerald regards as premature, based on politics not science, and quite possibility inconsistent with the ESA. Even more alarming is the determined effort of House Republicans to amend the ESA itself. All of these events are explained in considerable detail in Fitzgerald’s incisive Wolves, Courts, and Public Policy. -- Michael Blumm, Jeffrey Bain Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law, Lewis and Clark Law SchoolTable of ContentsChapter 1: Theoretical Framework Chapter 2: The Extermination and Resurrection of the Wolf Chapter 3: The Return: Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation v. Babbitt Chapter 4: Dysfunctional Downlisting Defeated: Defenders of Wildlife v. Secretary of Interior Chapter 5: The Northern Rocky Mountain Distinct Population Segment: Defenders of Wildlife v. Hall Chapter 6: Premature Delisting: Defenders of Wildlife v. Salazar Chapter 7: Congress Behaving Badly: Alliance for the Wild Rockies v. Salazar
£91.80
Lexington Books Transnational Organized Crime and Natural
Book SynopsisThis book describes and analyzes conflict commodities, which the author defines as high-value commodities trafficked in by networks of transnational criminals who use the illicitly derived proceeds to finance armed conflict and loot natural resource wealth from national treasuries. Each chapter examines a different commodity or set of commodities that have become the province of transnational organized crime networks: diamonds, ivory, rhino horn, timber, lapis lazuli, jade, rare minerals, gold, and oil receive scholarly analyses across multiple dimensions, including the structure and operation of criminal networks, the social and environmental consequences of the various conflict commodities trades, and the full range of palliative responses. The book provides coverage of all the players involved, from high-ranking government officials to insurgent groups and terrorists. The work also enumerates the array of human rights abuses associated with the traffic in conflict commoditiesTable of ContentsChapter 1: Transnational Organized Crime and Natural Resources Chapter 2: Diamonds Chapter 3: Ivory Chapter 4: Timber Chapter 5: Wildlife Chapter 6: Gems and Minerals Chapter 7: Discussion and Implications
£81.00
Lexington Books Transnational Organized Crime and Natural
Book SynopsisThis book describes and analyzes conflict commodities, which the author defines as high-value commodities trafficked in by networks of transnational criminals who use the illicitly derived proceeds to finance armed conflict and loot natural resource wealth from national treasuries. Each chapter examines a different commodity or set of commodities that have become the province of transnational organized crime networks: diamonds, ivory, rhino horn, timber, lapis lazuli, jade, rare minerals, gold, and oil receive scholarly analyses across multiple dimensions, including the structure and operation of criminal networks, the social and environmental consequences of the various conflict commodities trades, and the full range of palliative responses. The book provides coverage of all the players involved, from high-ranking government officials to insurgent groups and terrorists. The work also enumerates the array of human rights abuses associated with the traffic in conflict commoditiesTrade ReviewDonald Liddick contributes an exciting study into networks of serious crime and interfaces between legal and illegal actors that cross borders. The book offers case studies of illicit commerce in several commodities, transnational organized crime, corruption, and white-collar crime within the framework of green criminology linked to analyses of international trade, finance, conflict, and geopolitics. -- Nikos Passas, Northeastern UniversityTable of ContentsChapter 1: Transnational Organized Crime and Natural ResourcesChapter 2: DiamondsChapter 3: IvoryChapter 4: TimberChapter 5: WildlifeChapter 6: Gems and MineralsChapter 7: Discussion and Implications
£31.50
Atria Books Exposure
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£15.99
Cornell University Press A Few Acres of Ice
Book SynopsisA Few Acres of Ice is an in-depth study of France''s complex relationship with the Antarctic, from the search for Terra Australis by French navigators in the sixteenth century to France''s role today as one of seven states laying claim to part of the white continent. Janet Martin-Nielsen focuses on environment, sovereignty, and science to reveal not only the political, commercial, and religious challenges of exploration but also the interaction between environmental concerns in polar regions and the geopolitical realities of the twenty-first century.Martin-Nielsen details how France has worked (and at times not worked) to perform sovereignty in Terre Adélie, from the territory''s integration into France''s colonial empire to France''s integral role in making the environment matter in Antarctic politics. As a result, A Few Acres of Ice sheds light on how Terre Adeìlie has altered human perceptions and been constructed by human agency since (and evenTable of ContentsIntroduction: The French Antarctic 1. "All That Is Required Is to Discover It" 2. An Unexpected Territory 3. Apathy and Neglect 4. Formalizing Sovereignty 5. Science and Presence 6. Growing Maturity 7. Crisis and Choices 8. Environmental Authority 9. An Uncertain Future Epilogue: An Antarctic Power Malgré Soi
£22.49
Stanford University Press Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the
Book SynopsisHow extreme-right antidemocratic governments around the world are prioritizing profits over citizens, stoking catastrophic wildfires, and accelerating global climate change. Recent years have seen out-of-control wildfires rage across remote Brazilian rainforests, densely populated California coastlines, and major cities in Australia. What connects these separate events is more than immediate devastation and human loss of life. In Global Burning, Eve Darian-Smith contends that using fire as a symbolic and literal thread connecting different places around the world allows us to better understand the parallel, and related, trends of the growth of authoritarian politics and climate crises and their interconnected global consequences. Darian-Smith looks deeply into each of these three cases of catastrophic wildfires and finds key similarities in all of them. As political leaders and big business work together in the pursuit of profits and power, anti-environmentalism has become an essential political tool enabling the rise of extreme right governments and energizing their populist supporters. These are the governments that deny climate science, reject environmental protection laws, and foster exclusionary worldviews that exacerbate climate injustice. The fires in Australia, Brazil and the United States demand acknowledgment of the global systems of inequality that undergird them, connecting the political erosion of liberal democracy with the corrosion of the environment. Darian-Smith argues that these wildfires are closely linked through capitalism, colonialism, industrialization, and resource extraction. In thinking through wildfires as environmental and political phenomenon, Global Burning challenges readers to confront the interlocking powers that are ensuring our future ecological collapse.Trade Review"Global Burning is as powerful as it is succinct. Eve Darian-Smith writes with urgent clarity and conceptual richness as she grapples with some of the most pressing issues of our times. Global Burning is a very teachable book—truly interdisciplinary and international in reach."—Rob Nixon, author of Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor"In a daring move that combines the familiar and the unexpected, Eve Darian-Smith adds anti-environmentalism as a distinctive dimension to our understanding of the global rise of extreme far-right governments. Anti-environmentalism assumes a whole range of new meanings in this book –including willful denials of what we know will be disastrous effects."—Saskia Sassen, Columbia University"Global Burning is a brilliant analysis of how a range of anti-democratic trends can be viewed through the lens of catastrophic wildfires across the globe. If you want to understand how to analyze and become involved in a politics of collective resistance aimed at saving both the planet and democracy itself, this is the book to read."—Henry Giroux, author of Race, Politics, and Pandemic Pedagogy: Education in a Time of Crisis"As this clearly-argued book makes evident: too much of our politics has aided the forces heating our atmosphere and drying out our forests. It's time to stop." —Bill McKibben, author Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?"This is a book I want my students to read, this is a book my friends and family will read. Simultaneously devastating and hopeful, it repositions the significance of Indigenous ecological knowledge as a key source for worldwide wellbeing." —Jane McMillan, former Canadian Research Chair of Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Communities"The threat of extinction is real and immediate, but Eve Darian-Smith rightfully warns that it cannot be effectively thwarted unless we link the fight for environmental survival with the struggles against global, class, racial, and gender inequalities. A persuasive, solidly documented work." —Walden Bello, co-founder of Focus on the Global South and recipient of the Right Livelihood Award"In Global Burning, Darian-Smith attempts to assemble a big-picture puzzle from a disparate set of pieces... [B]y the end of the book attentive readers may well have seen enough to have their political views altered. Things that didn't seem to be connected before will feel linked by more than daily news coincidences."—Michael Svoboda, Yale Climate Connections"In Global Burning: Rising Antidemocracy and the Climate Crisis, Eve Darian-Smithconnects wildfires to the broader economic, social and political issues underlying climate change, exploring how they have become important signifiers of an unfolding global calamity. This is a timely and thought-provoking book that shows that there will be no magic solution to our current predicament until we collectively embrace a fundamental rethinking of human-nature relations and life beyond capitalism." –Dr. Sibo Chen, LSE Review of Books"Global Burning is an accessible and deftly weaved portrayal of the dire situation humanity and all forms of life on earth are facing. It is also a book consumed without sugarcoating... Yet, Darian-Smith never resorts to fatalism. Rather, it is an urgent reality check and call to action." –Jeffrey Bachman, The Developing Economies"Darian-Smith invites the reader to consider wildfires as the catalyst for political disruption and as the end result of parallel political movements and themes that are occurring globally."—Derek Moscato, H-EnvironmentTable of Contents1. Fire as Omen: Introduction 2. Fire as Profit: Global Corporations Rule 3. Fire as Weapon: Rising Global Authoritarianism 4. Fire as Death: Violent Environmental Racism 5. Fire as Disruption: Conclusion
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