Environmental Justice

Justice Nature and the Geography of Difference

David Harvey, “Justice, Nature and the Geography of Difference” Wiley-Blackwell | 1997-01-30 | ISBN: 1557866813 | 480 pages | PDF | 28,6 MB This book engages with the politics of social and environmental justice, and seeks new ways to think about the future of urbanization in the twenty-first century. It establishes foundational concepts for understanding [...]

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International Clinical Sociology

Jan Marie Fritz, “International Clinical Sociology “ Springer | 2007 | ISBN: 0387738266 | 304 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB International Clinical Sociology showcases the art and science of clinical sociologists from around the world. Clinical sociology is a creative, humanistic, and multidisciplinary specialization that seeks to improve life situations for individuals and collectivities. [...]

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Environmental Justice: Creating Equity Reclaiming Democracy (Environmental Ethics and Science Policy)

Kristin Shrader-Frechette, “Environmental Justice: Creating Equity, Reclaiming Democracy (Environmental Ethics and Science Policy)” Oxford University Press, USA | 2002-09-26 | ISBN: 0195152034 | 288 pages | PDF | 6,6 MB Shrader-Frechette offers a rigorous philosophical discussion of environmental justice. Explaining fundamental ethical concepts such as equality, property rights, procedural justice, free informed consent, intergenerational equity, [...]

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Atmospheric Justice: A Political Theory of Climate Change

Steve Vanderheiden, “Atmospheric Justice: A Political Theory of Climate Change” Oxford University Press, USA | 2008-04-24 | ISBN: 0195334604 | 304 pages | PDF | 1,7 MB When the policies and activities of one country or generation harm both other nations and later generations, they constitute serious injustices. Recognizing the broad threat posed by anthropogenic [...]

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Ecology Research Progress

Sebastian Munoz “Ecology Research Progress” Nova Science Publishers | 2007 | ISBN: 1600218075 | 211 pages | PDF | 2,3 MB The new book presents important recent research on ecology which is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at least six kinds of [...]

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Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and Environmental Justice in the Global Electronics Industry

Jim Hightower, Ted Smith, David A. Sonnenfeld, David Naguib Pellow, “Challenging the Chip” Publisher: Temple University Press | 2006-06-28 | ISBN 1592133290 | PDF | 376 pages | 1.5 MB From Silicon Valley in California to Silicon Glen in Scotland, from Silicon Island in Taiwan to Silicon Paddy in China, the social, economic, and ecological [...]

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Environmental Assessment: Law Policy and Custom

Environmental Assessment: Law, Policy and Custom UCL | 292 pages | 2007 | ISBN: 1844721019 | PDF | 2 mb This edited collection analyzes the appropriate balance between conservation and development and the place for participation and popular protest in environmental assessment. Examining the relationship between law, environmental governance and the regulation of decision-making, this [...]

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Scaling Urban Environmental Challenges: From Local to Global and Back

Peter J. Marcotullio, Gordon McGranahan, “Scaling Urban Environmental Challenges: From Local to Global and Back” Earthscan Publications Ltd. | 2007-01 | ISBN: 1844073238 | 256 pages | PDF | 2,85 MB “Think globally, act locally” emphasizes the importance of scale in dealing with environmental challenges, but not how to factor it in. This major new [...]

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Environmental Assessment

McGraw-Hill Professional | Pages: 700 | 2001-09-13 | ISBN: 0071370080 | PDF | 1 Mb As with the first edition, the purpose of the book is to present a synthesis of ideas and professional experience to address the complex area of environmental assessment. In keeping with the approach outlined in federal law — NEPA — [...]

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