Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies
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NGO Discourses in the Debate on Genetically Modified Crops
1st Edition
By Ksenia Gerasimova
May 21, 2019
The development and use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has been a contentious topic for the last three decades. While there have been a number of social science analyses of the issues, this is the first book to assess the role of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the debate at such...
African Philosophy and Environmental Conservation
1st Edition
Edited
By Jonathan Chimakonam
March 05, 2019
African Philosophy and Environmental Conservation is about the unconcern for, and marginalisation of, the environment in African philosophy. The issue of the environment is still very much neglected by governments, corporate bodies, academics and specifically, philosophers in the sub-Saharan Africa...
Environmental Human Rights: A Political Theory Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Markku Oksanen, Ashley Dodsworth, Selina O'Doherty
February 05, 2019
The nature of environmental human rights and their relation to larger rights theories has been a frequent topic of discussion in law, environmental ethics and political theory. However, the subject of environmental human rights has not been fully established among other human rights concerns within...
A Green History of the Welfare State
1st Edition
By Tony Fitzpatrick
January 11, 2019
Environmental problems – particularly climate change – have become increasingly important to governments and social researchers in recent decades. Debates about their implications for social policies and welfare reforms are now moving towards centre stage. What has been missing from such debates is...
Fairness and Justice in Natural Resource Politics
1st Edition
Edited
By Melanie Pichler, Cornelia Staritz, Karin Küblböck, Christina Plank, Werner Raza, Fernando Ruiz Peyré
January 10, 2019
As demand for natural resources increases due to the rise in world population and living standards, conflicts over their access and control are becoming more prevalent. This book critically assesses different approaches to and conceptualizations of resource fairness and justice and applies them to ...
Rawls and the Environmental Crisis
1st Edition
By Dominic Welburn
June 20, 2018
The liberal political theorist John Rawls, despite remaining largely silent on ‘green concerns’, was writing during a time of increasing awareness that the ecological stability of the earth is being compromised by human activity. Rawls’s reluctance to engage with such concerns, however, has not ...
Environmental Justice in India: The National Green Tribunal
1st Edition
By Gitanjali Gill
June 14, 2018
Modern environmental regulation and its complex intersection with international law has led many jurisdictions to develop environmental courts or tribunals. Strikingly, the list of jurisdictions that have chosen to do this include numerous developing countries, including Bangladesh, Kenya and ...
High-Speed Rail and Sustainability: Decision-making and the political economy of investment
1st Edition
Edited
By Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez, Elizabeth Deakin
June 14, 2018
High speed rail (HSR) is being touted as a strategic investment for connecting people across regions, while also fostering prosperity and smart urban growth. However, as its popularity increases, its implementation has become contentious with various parties contesting the validity of socioeconomic...
Environmental Adaptation and Eco-cultural Habitats: A coevolutionary approach to society and nature
1st Edition
By Johannes Schubert
January 24, 2018
In this challenging and highly original book, the author tackles the dynamic relationships between physical nature and societies over time. It is argued that within each eco-cultural habitat, the relationship between physical nature and society is mediated by specific entanglements between ...
Disasters and Social Resilience: A bioecological approach
1st Edition
By Helen Boon, Alison Cottrell, David King
January 03, 2018
The interconnectedness of communities, organisations, governing bodies, policy and individuals in the field of disaster studies has never been accurately examined or comprehensively modelled. This kind of study is vital for planning policy and emergency responses and assessing individual and ...
The Governance of Sustainable Rural Renewal: A comparative global perspective
1st Edition
By Rory Shand
January 03, 2018
This book examines examples of rural regeneration projects through the public administration lens, analysing how governance arrangements in rural settings work. In particular, the author focusses on the role of communities, business and tiers of governance (local, regional, national, and supra ...
Contemporary Perspectives on Ecofeminism
1st Edition
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By Mary Phillips, Nick Rumens
December 21, 2017
Why is ecofeminism still needed to address the environmental emergencies and challenges of our times? Ecofeminism has a chequered history in terms of its popularity and its perceived value in conceptualizing the relationship between gender and nature as well as feeding forms of activism that aim to...