The Cambridge Handbook of Environmental Justice and Sustainable Development

Environmental justice is a complex issue that involves interlocking forms of oppression, such as gender, race, poverty, and indigeneity. This handbook offers critical perspectives on the multi-dimensional nature of environmental injustice and the cross-cutting forms of oppression that unite and divide these struggles. It highlights the importance of overcoming the fragmentation of legal frameworks and social movements to develop holistic solutions that promote justice and protect the planet's ecosystems.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 502 pages
Publication date: 21 July 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Despite the widespread support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), environmental justice issues are escalating globally. These challenges are not standalone injustices but rather manifestations of interconnected systems of oppression that favor a select few while causing suffering to the majority and posing a threat to the Earth's ecosystems. This handbook provides critical insights into the multifaceted and intersectional nature of environmental injustice, as well as the cross-cutting forms of oppression that unite and divide these struggles, such as gender, race, poverty, and indigeneity. The work sheds new light on the often overlooked social dimension of sustainability and its interconnectedness with human rights and environmental justice. By employing a diverse range of legal frameworks and case studies from across the globe, this volume demonstrates the significance of overcoming the fragmentation of these legal frameworks and social movements to develop comprehensive solutions that promote justice and safeguard the planet's ecosystems amidst the escalating economic and ecological crises.

Weight: 942g
Dimension: 178 x 254 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009281935