Green Governance
Ecological Survival, Human Rights, and the Law of the Commons
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Environmental, Business & Finance
| Author: | Burns H. Weston, David Bollier | ISBN: | 9781139611299 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press | Publication: | January 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Burns H. Weston, David Bollier |
| ISBN: | 9781139611299 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication: | January 21, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Language: | English |
The vast majority of the world's scientists agree: we have reached a point in history where we are in grave danger of destroying Earth's life-sustaining capacity. But our attempts to protect natural ecosystems are increasingly ineffective because our very conception of the problem is limited; we treat 'the environment' as its own separate realm, taking for granted prevailing but outmoded conceptions of economics, national sovereignty and international law. Green Governance is a direct response to the mounting calls for a paradigm shift in the way humans relate to the natural environment. It opens the door to a new set of solutions by proposing a compelling new synthesis of environmental protection based on broader notions of economics and human rights and on commons-based governance. Going beyond speculative abstractions, the book proposes a new architecture of environmental law and public policy that is as practical as it is theoretically sound.
The vast majority of the world's scientists agree: we have reached a point in history where we are in grave danger of destroying Earth's life-sustaining capacity. But our attempts to protect natural ecosystems are increasingly ineffective because our very conception of the problem is limited; we treat 'the environment' as its own separate realm, taking for granted prevailing but outmoded conceptions of economics, national sovereignty and international law. Green Governance is a direct response to the mounting calls for a paradigm shift in the way humans relate to the natural environment. It opens the door to a new set of solutions by proposing a compelling new synthesis of environmental protection based on broader notions of economics and human rights and on commons-based governance. Going beyond speculative abstractions, the book proposes a new architecture of environmental law and public policy that is as practical as it is theoretically sound.
