Green governance : ecological survival, human rights, and the law of the commons
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Green governance : ecological survival, human rights, and the law of the commons
Cambridge University Press, 2014, c2013
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"First published 2013/First paperback edition 2014"--t.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 337-353) and index
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Description
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.
Table of Contents
- 1. Trends that point toward a new synthesis
- 2. The human right to a clean and healthy environment
- 3. The quest for a new rights-based pathway
- 4. Making the conceptual transition to the new paradigm
- 5. The commons as a model for ecological governance
- 6. The rise of the commons movement globally
- 7. Imagining a new architecture of law and policy to support the ecological commons
- 8. Catalytic strategies for achieving green governance.
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