International Environmental Justice - Competing Claims and Perspectives

摘要

International Environmental Justice offers a unique angle on this complex topic by providing an understanding of environmental justice from both a United States and an international perspective. Environmental justice encompasses the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people - regardless of race, class, or colour - with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies that could negatively impact their lifestyles. The focus of this book is to offer a critical perspective, which advances the idea that environmental management and human rights are inherently interrelated. Each chapter covers a different case study that examines people and groups who have been unfairly exposed to unreasonable environmental conditions in different parts of the world.