Human Rights and the Environment: Conflicts and Norms in a Globalizing World

Hardback

Main Details

Title Human Rights and the Environment: Conflicts and Norms in a Globalizing World
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Lyuba Zarsky
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreEnvironmentalist thought and ideology
ISBN/Barcode 9781853838149
ClassificationsDewey:333.7
Audience
Undergraduate
Professional & Vocational
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Figures, tables, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Earthscan Ltd
Publication Date 1 October 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The impact of environmental damage on human rights - civil, political or welfare and labour rights - is becoming ever-more widely appreciated and has direct bearing on the behaviour of companies and their norms of conduct. In this volume, contributors draw on the tools and insights of a range of disciplines, including law, anthropology, economics, geography and social science, to analyze the issues and show how new standards that protect rights and liberties can be established.

Author Biography

Lyuba Zarsky is Co-Founder and Senior Associate of the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development in Berkeley, California. She has been a consultant for the Asian Development Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDO), and has written widely on ethics and sustainability, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.

Reviews

'A timely text... A well constructed and composed contribution to the negative forces present in the environmental / ethical debate.' Progress in Development Studies 'This is a well constructed and composed contribution to the negative forces present in the environmental/ethical debate...provides a useful contribution to the debate about environment...this is a useful volume, and I would welcome it on my bookshelf.' Alexander Lynch , Progress in Development Studies.