Ecological Systems
Integrity: Governance, law and human rights
di Laura Westra (a cura di)
Janice Gray (a cura di)
Vasiliki Karageorgou (a cura di)
Environmental law and governance are the cornerstones
of global efforts to conserve the environment, protect resources and ensure
fair and equitable outcomes for all of the planet's inhabitants. This book
presents a series of thought-provoking chapters which consider the place of
governance and law in the defence against imminent and ongoing threats to
ecological, social and cultural integrity.
Written by an international team of both established
and early-career scholars from various disciplines and backgrounds, the
chapters cover the most pressing and contemporary issues in environmental law
and governance. These include access and benefit-sharing; the right to food and
water; climate change coping and adaptation; human rights; the rights of
indigenous communities; public and environmental health; and many more. The
book has a general focus on environmental governance and law in the European Union
and offers points of comparison with Canada and North and South America.
