Overview
- No other legal work aimed at governance joins together scholars who base their work on ecological integrity or at least use it as a starting point
- Most of the contributing authors accept the necessity for principled action and critique strongly the status quo
- It is important to note that the agreement on principles and the forceful critique that ensues, coming from legal scholars, scientists including medical professionals, and economists
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Governance for the Commons
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Human Security, Food and Water Issues
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Responsibility for Human Rights Breaches and Climate Change
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The “Anthropocene” and Sustainable Development
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Human Responsibility for Ethical Governance
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About this book
Some believe that our starting point should acknowledge the impact we already have on the natural world, and accept that we now live in the "anthropocene". Others think that the present emphasis on sustainable development needs to be re-defined. Finally, many believe that reconnecting with moral principles both in professional life and in governance in general represents a necessary first step.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Franz-Theo Gottwald, Schweisfurth-Stiftung
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Role of Integrity in the Governance of the Commons
Book Subtitle: Governance, Ecology, Law, Ethics
Editors: Laura Westra, Janice Gray, Franz-Theo Gottwald
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54392-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-54391-8Published: 06 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85383-3Published: 02 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-54392-5Published: 29 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 268
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
Topics: International Environmental Law, Development and Sustainability, Sustainable Development