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Through various international case studies presented by both
practitioners and scholars, Environmental Justice in the
Anthropocene explores how an environmental justice approach is
necessary for reflections on inequality in the Anthropocene and for
forging societal transitions toward a more just and sustainable
future. Environmental justice is a central component of
sustainability politics during the Anthropocene - the current
geological age in which human activity is the dominant influence on
climate and the environment. Every aspect of sustainability
politics requires a close analysis of equity implications,
including problematizing the notion that humans as a collective are
equally responsible for ushering in this new epoch. Environmental
justice provides us with the tools to critically investigate the
drivers and characteristics of this era and the debates over the
inequitable outcomes of the Anthropocene for historically
marginalized peoples. The contributors to this volume focus on a
critical approach to power and issues of environmental injustice
across time, space, and context, drawing from twelve national
contexts: Austria, Bangladesh, Chile, China, India, Nicaragua,
Hungary, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Tanzania, and the United States.
Beyond highlighting injustices, the volume highlights
forward-facing efforts at building just transitions, with a goal of
identifying practical steps to connect theory and movement and
envision an environmentally and ecologically just future. This
interdisciplinary work will be of great interest to students,
scholars, and practitioners focused on conservation, environmental
politics and governance, environmental and earth sciences,
environmental sociology, environment and planning, environmental
justice, and global sustainability and governance. It will also be
of interest to social and environmental justice advocates and
activists.
Through various international case studies presented by both
practitioners and scholars, Environmental Justice in the
Anthropocene explores how an environmental justice approach is
necessary for reflections on inequality in the Anthropocene and for
forging societal transitions toward a more just and sustainable
future. Environmental justice is a central component of
sustainability politics during the Anthropocene - the current
geological age in which human activity is the dominant influence on
climate and the environment. Every aspect of sustainability
politics requires a close analysis of equity implications,
including problematizing the notion that humans as a collective are
equally responsible for ushering in this new epoch. Environmental
justice provides us with the tools to critically investigate the
drivers and characteristics of this era and the debates over the
inequitable outcomes of the Anthropocene for historically
marginalized peoples. The contributors to this volume focus on a
critical approach to power and issues of environmental injustice
across time, space, and context, drawing from twelve national
contexts: Austria, Bangladesh, Chile, China, India, Nicaragua,
Hungary, Mexico, Brazil, Sweden, Tanzania, and the United States.
Beyond highlighting injustices, the volume highlights
forward-facing efforts at building just transitions, with a goal of
identifying practical steps to connect theory and movement and
envision an environmentally and ecologically just future. This
interdisciplinary work will be of great interest to students,
scholars, and practitioners focused on conservation, environmental
politics and governance, environmental and earth sciences,
environmental sociology, environment and planning, environmental
justice, and global sustainability and governance. It will also be
of interest to social and environmental justice advocates and
activists.
In the field of 'climate change', no terrain goes uncontested. The
terminological tug of war between activists and corporations,
scientists and governments, has seen radical notions of
'sustainability' emptied of urgency and subordinated to the
interests of capital. 'Just Transition' is the latest such
battleground, and the conceptual keystone of the post-COP21 climate
policy world. But what does it really mean? Just Transition emerged
as a framework developed within the trade union movement to
encompass a range of social interventions needed to secure workers'
and frontline communities' jobs and livelihoods as economies shift
to sustainable production. Just Transitions draws on a range of
perspectives from the global North and South to interrogate the
overlaps, synergies and tensions between various understandings of
the Just Transition approach. As the concept is entering the
mainstream, has it lost its radical edge, and if so, can it be
recovered? Written by academics and activists from around the
globe, this unique edited collection is the first book entirely
devoted to Just Transition.
In this comprehensive Handbook, scholars from across the globe
explore the relationships between workers and nature in the context
of the environmental crises. They provide an invaluable overview of
a fast-growing research field that bridges the social and natural
sciences. Chapters provide detailed perspectives of environmental
labour studies, environmental struggles of workers, indigenous
peoples, farmers and commoners in the Global South and North. The
relations within and between organisations that hinder or promote
environmental strategies are analysed, including the relations
between workers and environmental organisations, NGOs, feminist and
community movements.
In the field of 'climate change', no terrain goes uncontested. The
terminological tug of war between activists and corporations,
scientists and governments, has seen radical notions of
'sustainability' emptied of urgency and subordinated to the
interests of capital. 'Just Transition' is the latest such
battleground, and the conceptual keystone of the post-COP21 climate
policy world. But what does it really mean? Just Transition emerged
as a framework developed within the trade union movement to
encompass a range of social interventions needed to secure workers'
and frontline communities' jobs and livelihoods as economies shift
to sustainable production. Just Transitions draws on a range of
perspectives from the global North and South to interrogate the
overlaps, synergies and tensions between various understandings of
the Just Transition approach. As the concept is entering the
mainstream, has it lost its radical edge, and if so, can it be
recovered? Written by academics and activists from around the
globe, this unique edited collection is the first book entirely
devoted to Just Transition.
In this comprehensive Handbook, scholars from across the globe
explore the relationships between workers and nature in the context
of the environmental crises. They provide an invaluable overview of
a fast-growing research field that bridges the social and natural
sciences. Chapters provide detailed perspectives of environmental
labour studies, environmental struggles of workers, indigenous
peoples, farmers and commoners in the Global South and North. The
relations within and between organisations that hinder or promote
environmental strategies are analysed, including the relations
between workers and environmental organisations, NGOs, feminist and
community movements.
Unions have long been a central force in the democratization of
national and global governance, and this timely book examines the
role of labor in fighting for a more democratic and equitable
world. In a clear and compelling narrative, Dimitris Stevis and
Terry Boswell explore the past accomplishments and the formidable
challenges still facing global union politics. Outlining the
contradictions of globalization and global governance, they assess
the implications for global union politics since its inception in
the nineteenth century. The authors place this key social movement
in a political economy framework as they argue that social
movements can be fruitfully compared based on their emphases on
egalitarianism and internationalism. Applying these concepts to
global union politics across time, the authors consider whether
global union politics has become more active and more influential
or has failed to rise to the challenge of global capitalism. All
readers interested in global organizations, governance, and social
movements will find this deeply informed work an essential
resource.
Unions have long been a central force in the democratization of
national and global governance, and this timely book examines the
role of labor in fighting for a more democratic and equitable
world. In a clear and compelling narrative, Dimitris Stevis and
Terry Boswell explore the past accomplishments and the formidable
challenges still facing global union politics. Outlining the
contradictions of globalization and global governance, they assess
the implications for global union politics since its inception in
the nineteenth century. The authors place this key social movement
in a political economy framework as they argue that social
movements can be fruitfully compared based on their emphases on
egalitarianism and internationalism. Applying these concepts to
global union politics across time, the authors consider whether
global union politics has become more active and more influential
or has failed to rise to the challenge of global capitalism. All
readers interested in global organizations, governance, and social
movements will find this deeply informed work an essential
resource.
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