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

By:

Hutter Bridget .M

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: United Kingdom : Edward Elgar Publishing , 2019.Description: 304p. : illISBN:

9781785363795

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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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