1st Edition

Ethics and Justice for the Environment

By Adrian Armstrong Copyright 2012
288 Pages
by Routledge

302 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

Examining the concepts of ‘ethics’ and ‘justice’ as they apply to the environment, this book starts from the observation that environmental ethics and environmental justice appear to have few points of contact. It attempts to find a common ground between these two strands and so to develop a unified statement of justice for the environment that includes the insights of both approaches. Adrian... Read more
1. Introduction  Part 1: Concepts  2. Environmental Justice  3. Justice  4. Justice for the Environment  5. Environmental Ethics and Justice  6. Ecofeminism  7. Visions of justice and the environment  Part 2: Synthesis  8. An exposition of justice for the environment  Part 3 Practice  9. Introduction to Part 3  10. Climate Change and Adaptation  11. Vegetarianism and Carnivory  12. Animals and Animal Welfare  13. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill  14. Road Building and Public Protest  15. Conclusions

Biography

Professor Adrian Armstrong lectures on Environmental Ethics at Birmingham University, where he is an Honorary Professor in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences. He has also acted as Ethical advisor to the European Commission DG Research project review panel.