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Risk, Resilience, Inequality and Environmental Law / Bridget M. Hutter

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: United Kingdom : Edward Elgar Publishing , 2019.Description: 304p. : illISBN:
  • 9781785363795
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 344.046 BRI
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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.

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