Reconciling human existence with ecological integrity : science, ethics, economics and law / edited by Laura Westra, Klaus Bosselmann and Richard Westra.
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Reconciling human existence with ecological integrity : science, ethics, economics and law / edited by Laura Westra, Klaus Bosselmann and Richard Westra.
"Ecosystems have been compared to a house of cards: remove or damage a part and you risk destroying or fundamentally and irreversibly altering the whole. Protecting ecological integrity means maintaining that whole - an aim which is increasingly difficult to achieve given the ever-growing dominance of humanity. This book is the definitive examination or the state of the field now, and the way things may (and must) develop in the future." "Written and edited by members of the Global Ecological Integrity Group - an international collection of the world's most respected authorities in the area - the book considers the extent to which, human rights (such as the rights to food, energy, health, clean air or water) can be reconciled with the principles or ecological integrity. The issue is approached from a variety of economic, legal, ethical and ecological standpoints, providing an essential resource for researchers, students and those in government or business in a wide range or disciplines."--Jacket.
pt. 1: Overview: foundations of ecological integrity. Introduction / Laura Westra and Klaus Bosselmann ; Ecological integrity: its history, its future and the development of the global ecological integrity group / Laura Westra ; Attaining a sustainable society / James Karr ; A modest proposal about how to proceed in order to solve the problem of inherent moral value in nature / Konrad Ott ; The earth chater, ethics and global governance / Brendan Mackey ; Ecological integriy as an emerging global public good / Philippe Crabbé and Jack Manno -- pt. 2: Ecological integrity and biologicfal integrity: the interface. Introduction / Laura Westra and Klaus Bosselmann ; Ecological integrity and human rights / Prue Taylor ; Eco-epidemiology: on the need to measure health effects from global change / Colin L. Soskolne ; Finding 'Paradise' in a complex web: the inter-relation of biodiversity, ecosystems and human health / Carijn Beumer, Maud Huynen and Pim Martens --^
pt. 3: Ecological integriy and environmental justice and ecology. Introduction / Laura Westra ; Aligned: global justice and ecology / Thomas Pogge ; Indigenous rights as a mechanism to promote environmental sustainability / Bradford Morse ; A human right to water: an ethical position or a realizable goal? / Joseph Dellapenna ; The case for understanding inadequate national responses to climate chagne as human rights violations / Don Brown -- pt. 4: Ecological integrity, climate chagne and energy. Introduction / Helmut Burkhardt and Richard Westra ; How the World Bank could lead the world in alleviating climate change / Robert Goodland and Simon Counsell ; The ecological and energy integrity of corn ethanol production / David Pimentel ; Global integrity and utility regulation: constructing a sustainable economy / Peter Miller --^
pt. 5: Future policy paths for ecological integrity ; Introduction / Laura Westra ; What covenant sustains us? / Ron Engel ; Confounding integrity: humanity as dissipative structure / William Rees ; Socio-material communication in eco-sustainable societies of the future / Richard Westra ; The way forward: governance for ecological integrity / Klaus Bosselmann.