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Confronting Ecological and Economic Collapse : Ecological Integrity for Law, Policy and Human Rights.

From the first appearance of the term in law in the Clean Water Act of 1972 (US), ecological integrity has been debated by a wide range of researchers, including biologists, ecologists, philosophers, legal scholars, doctors and epidemiologists, whose joint interest was the study and understanding of...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Westra, Laura
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Taylor & Francis, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:From the first appearance of the term in law in the Clean Water Act of 1972 (US), ecological integrity has been debated by a wide range of researchers, including biologists, ecologists, philosophers, legal scholars, doctors and epidemiologists, whose joint interest was the study and understanding of ecological/biological integrity from various standpoints and disciplines. This volume discusses the need for ecological integrity as a major guiding principle in a variety of policy areas, to counter the present ecological and economic crises with their multiple effects on human rights.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:1299658199
9781299658196
9781135957308
1135957304