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Environmental Harm: An Eco-Justice Perspective
Rob White
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Description for Environmental Harm: An Eco-Justice Perspective
Hardback. A systematic and critical discussion of the nature of environmental harm from an eco-justice perspective, challenging conventional criminological definitions of environmental harm. It features examples and illustrations from many national contexts. Series: Studies in Social Harm. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JHB; RNP; RNT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 466.
This unique study of social harm offers a systematic and critical discussion of the nature of environmental harm from an eco-justice perspective, challenging conventional criminological definitions of environmental harm. The book evaluates three interconnected justice-related approaches to environmental harm: environmental justice (humans), ecological justice (the environment) and species justice (non-human animals). It provides a critical assessment of environmental harm by interrogating key concepts and exploring how activists and social movements engage in the pursuit of justice. It concludes by describing the tensions between the different approaches and the importance of developing an eco-justice framework that to some ... Read more
This unique study of social harm offers a systematic and critical discussion of the nature of environmental harm from an eco-justice perspective, challenging conventional criminological definitions of environmental harm. The book evaluates three interconnected justice-related approaches to environmental harm: environmental justice (humans), ecological justice (the environment) and species justice (non-human animals). It provides a critical assessment of environmental harm by interrogating key concepts and exploring how activists and social movements engage in the pursuit of justice. It concludes by describing the tensions between the different approaches and the importance of developing an eco-justice framework that to some ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Policy Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Social Harm
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447300403
SKU
V9781447300403
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Rob White
Rob White is Professor of Criminology in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Tasmania, Australia. He is author of Transnational Environmental Crime: Toward an eco-global criminology (2011) and Crimes Against Nature (2008), as well as editor of Climate Change from a Criminological Perspective (2012), Global Environmental Harm (2010) and Environmental Crime: A Reader (2009).
Reviews for Environmental Harm: An Eco-Justice Perspective
"Provides another cogent argument for considering social justice and environmental sustainability as aspects of an integrated system." - Journal of Social Policy "A concise and practical read that handily summarizes key arguments and debates that any green criminologist or environmental harm researcher should be aware of." Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books blog "Rob White provides a magisterial overview of ... Read more