Risk, Resilience, Inequality and Environmental Law /

Hutter Bridget .M

Risk, Resilience, Inequality and Environmental Law / Bridget M. Hutter - United Kingdom : Edward Elgar Publishing , 2019. - 304p. : ill ;

Part I: Risk, Resilience and Inequality: Current Dilemmas in Environmental Regulation
Part II: A Changing Environmental Landscape
Part III: Inequality: The Social and Economic Consequences of Environmental Law
Part IV: Governance
Part V: Conclusion

The book takes a multi-disciplinary approach, bringing together scholars from various fields such as law, sociology, environmental studies, and risk regulation. It scrutinizes the compatibility of legal frameworks with the concepts of risk and resilience, questioning whether these approaches can truly lead to equitable solutions to environmental problems. A key concern is how environmental risks disproportionately affect vulnerable populations and exacerbate existing inequalities.

9781785363795


Environmental law
Environmental policy -Social aspects

344.046 / BRI