Climate Change, Justice and Future GenerationsEdward Elgar Publishing, 2007 M01 1 - 304 pages Climate Change, Justice and Future Generations is a valuable contribution to the debate on both theoretical and applied justice in climate change, and it fills a manifest gap in the current literature. Marco Grasso, International Environmental Agreements |
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Defining Environmental Justice: Theories, Movements, and Nature: Theories ... David Schlosberg No preview available - 2007 |