Green governance : ecological survival, human rights, and the law of the commons / Burns H. Weston, David Bollier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weston, Burns H., 1933-2015, author.

Bollier, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental law--Philosophy.

Environmental law.

Human rights--Environmental aspects.

Human rights.

Commons.

Global commons.

Environmental law, International--Philosophy.

Environmental law, International.

Environmental protection--International cooperation.

Environmental protection.

Environmental justice.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxvi, 363 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

The vast majority of the world's scientists agree: we have reached a point in history where we are in grave danger of destroying Earth's life-sustaining capacity. But our attempts to protect natural ecosystems are increasingly ineffective because our very conception of the problem is limited; we treat 'the environment' as its own separate realm, taking for granted prevailing but outmoded conceptions of economics, national sovereignty and international law. Green Governance is a direct response to the mounting calls for a paradigm shift in the way humans relate to the natural environment. It opens the door to a new set of solutions by proposing a compelling new synthesis of environmental protection based on broader notions of economics and human rights and on commons-based governance. Going beyond speculative abstractions, the book proposes a new architecture of environmental law and public policy that is as practical as it is theoretically sound.

Contents:

Trends that point toward a new synthesis

The human right to a clean and healthy environment

The quest for a new rights-based pathway

Making the conceptual transition to the new paradigm

The commons as a model for ecological governance

The rise of the commons movement globally

Imagining a new architecture of law and policy to support the ecological commons

Catalytic strategies for achieving green governance.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781139540582

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