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Global justice and transnational politics : essays on the moral and political…
If globalization is to be a benefit and not a burden to humankind, it must be governed by global institutions that are perceived by all people to be democratic and just. But before we can create such institutions, we must imagine them, and that requires a rethinking and extension of normative political theory. Global Justice and Transnational Politics encourages and advances that work.The book'…
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- 9780262271325
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- 1 online resource (vi, 320 pages).
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- Studies in Contemporary German Social Thought
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- 320 GLO
Environmental Justice and Sustainability in the Former Soviet Union
This is an examination of the awareness of environmental and social justice issues in the former Soviet republics - from the Western-style democracies of the Baltic region to the totalitarian regimes of Central Asia - and the resulting activism in those states.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262255493
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- 1 online resource (vi, 296 pages) :illustrations.
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Technoscience and environmental justice: Expert cultures in a grassroots move…
This book argues that the environmental justice movement has also begun to transform science and engineering. The chapters present case studies of technical experts' encounters with environmental justice and activists and issues.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262298407
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- 1 online resource (viii, 298 pages) :illustrations, maps.
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DNA and the Criminal Justice System: The Technology of Justice
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- 9780262310604
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 414 pages) :illustrations.
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Failed Promises: Evaluating the Federal Government's Response to Environmenta…
A systematic evaluation of the implementation of the federal government's environmental justice policies.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262327138
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 269 pages).
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Environmental Justice and Environmentalism: The Social Justice Challenge to t…
Analysis and case studies from interdisciplinary perspectives explore the possibility and desirability of collaboration between the grassroots-oriented environmental justice movement and mainstream environmental organizations.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262282918
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 352 pages) :illustrations.
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Environmentalism Unbound: Exploring New Pathways for Change
A call for a broadened environmental movement that addresses issues of everyday life. In Environmentalism Unbound , Robert Gottlieb proposes a new strategy for social and environmental change that involves reframing and linking the movements for environmental justice and pollution prevention. According to Gottlieb, the environmental movement's narrow conception of environment has isolated it fr…
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- 9780262274111
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- 1 online resource (408 pages).
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Fair division and collective welfare
The concept of fair division is as old as civil society itself. Aristotle's "equal treatment of equals" was the first step toward a formal definition of distributive fairness. The concept of collective welfare, more than two centuries old, is a pillar of modern economic analysis. Reflecting fifty years of research, this book examines the contribution of modern microeconomic thinking to distribu…
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- 9780262280297
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- 1 online resource (vi, 289 pages) :illustrations
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Fairness in adaptation to climate change
Interdisciplinary scientific and policy analysis on the challenges of ensuring that adaptation to global climate change does not place unfair burdens on already vulnerable populations.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262266819
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- 1 online resource (xvi, 319 pages) :illustrations
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Growing smarter :achieving livable communities, environmental justice, and re…
Experts from academia, government, and nonprofit organizations offer an environmental justice perspective on Smart Growth, discussing equitable solutions to suburban sprawl and urban decay.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262269537
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- 1 online resource (xvii, 407 pages) : illustrations, maps.
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- Urban and Industrial Environments
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