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Across the world, millions of people are taking to the streets
demanding urgent action on climate breakdown and other
environmental emergencies. Extinction Rebellion, Fridays for Future
and Climate Strikes are part of a new lexicon of environmental
protest advocating civil disobedience to leverage change. This
groundbreaking book -- also a Special Issue of the Journal of Human
Rights and the Environment -- critically unveils the legal and
political context of this new wave of eco-activisms. It illustrates
how the practise of dissent builds on a long tradition of
grassroots activism, such as the Anti-Nuclear movement, but brings
into focus new participants, such as school children, and new
distinctive aesthetic tactics, such as the mass 'die-ins' and
'discobedience' theatrics in public spaces. Expert international
authors offer fresh insights into the strategies and goals of these
protest movements, the changing vocabulary of environmental
activism, such as the 'climate emergency', and the contribution of
specific protest actors, particularly youth and Indigenous peoples.
They also consider how some governments have responded to these
actions with draconian anti-protest legislation, and by using the
Covid-19 pandemic as cover to keep protesters off the streets. The
scholarly analyses are complemented with first-hand interviews of
some leading protagonists, including Extinction Rebellion leaders
and Green Party politicians. The result is an unrivalled analysis
of the role of new environmental protest movements seeking to drive
a new generation of policies and laws for climate action and social
justice. This impressive book will prove an important and
insightful read for students and scholars interested in
environmental law, climate law, and grass roots activism
specifically.
This book gives a comprehensive survey of the field of Industrial Relations, focusing on general principles and problems. Illustrations are drawn from the practices adopted in many parts of the world such as Australia, France, Germany and the USA.
Contents include chapters on the following: * Personnel Management * Training * Methods of Wage Payment * Job Evaluation * Profit-Sharing and Co-partnership * Trade Unionism * Employers' Organizations * Collective Bargaining * Wage Bases * Equal Opportunities * Conciliation and Arbitration
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
These two volumes provide authoritative guidance on all aspects of
concrete construction from the point of view of the supervisor
responsible for the work on site. They will also be of value to the
section manager, foreman, clerk of works as well as to the design
and construction engineer who need to understand the basic
principles of good concrete practice. With numerous sketches,
illustrations, photographs and checklists Supervision of Concrete
Construction is a clear and accessible guide to achieving good
concrete.
Ecological restoration is as essential as sustainable development
for the health of the biosphere. Restoration, however, has been a
low priority of most countries' environmental laws, which tend to
focus narrowly on rehabilitation of small, discrete sites rather
than the more ambitious recovery of entire ecosystems and
landscapes. Through critical theoretical perspectives and topical
case studies, this book's diverse contributors explore a more
ambitious agenda for ecological restoration law. Not only do they
investigate current laws and other governance mechanisms; they also
consider the philosophical and methodological bases for the law to
take ecological restoration more seriously. Through exploration of
themes relating to time, space, geography, semiotics, social
justice, and scientific knowledge, this book offers innovative and
critical insights into ecological restoration law.
Ecological restoration is as essential as sustainable development
for the health of the biosphere. Restoration, however, has been a
low priority of most countries' environmental laws, which tend to
focus narrowly on rehabilitation of small, discrete sites rather
than the more ambitious recovery of entire ecosystems and
landscapes. Through critical theoretical perspectives and topical
case studies, this book's diverse contributors explore a more
ambitious agenda for ecological restoration law. Not only do they
investigate current laws and other governance mechanisms; they also
consider the philosophical and methodological bases for the law to
take ecological restoration more seriously. Through exploration of
themes relating to time, space, geography, semiotics, social
justice, and scientific knowledge, this book offers innovative and
critical insights into ecological restoration law.
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
Undertaken for the purpose of promoting legitimate trade in Central
Africa, the Richardson mission was a compound of philanthropic and
diplomatic interests advocated by Richardson. His main targets were
the Sahara, Bornu and the Sudan.
Slavery and Augustan Literature investigates slavery in the work of
Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope and John Gay. These three writers
were connected with a Tory ministry, which attempted to increase
substantially the English share of the international slave trade.
They all wrote in support of the treaty that was meant to effect
that increase. The book begins with contemporary ideas about
slavery, with the Tory ministry years and with texts written during
those years. These texts tend to obscure the importance of the
slave trade to Tory planning. In its second half, the book analyses
the attitudes towards slavery in Pope's Horatian poems, An Essay on
Man, Polly, A Modest Proposal and Gulliver's Travels. John
Richardson shows how, despite differences, Swift, Pope and Gay
adopt a mixed position of admiration for freedom alongside implicit
support for slavery.
'This book is a useful addition to our literature on climate change
law, with its focus on climate change at the local level. It
examines how local governments, municipalities and city authorities
address climate change through law and policy, and the
problems/constraints faced in mitigation and adaptation at the
local level. The 15 contributors have thoughtfully and critically
analysed the issues from intellectual as well as practical
perspectives, drawing on the experiences of North America as well
as the EU, China, Australia and South Africa. The reader is left
with deeper insights and suggestions for the way forward.' - Irene
Lin Heng Lye, National University of Singapore 'This volume offers
a thorough exploration of the challenges and opportunities for
local governments in many parts of the world to mitigate and adapt
to climate change.' - Laura Watchmann, LEED AP-ND, Executive
Director, NALGEP 'As the international climate consensus is fading,
the focus has shifted from the global to the local. This book is
timely and ground-breaking as it frames a new subject of legal
study and proves the dramatic surge of local climate action. A
must-read.' - Klaus Bosselmann, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Local Climate Change Law examines the role of local government,
especially within cities, in addressing climate change through
legal, policy, planning and other tools. This timely study offers a
multi-jurisdictional perspective, featuring international
contributors who examine both theoretical and practical dimensions
of how localities are addressing climate mitigation and adaptation
in Australia, Canada, China, Europe, South Africa and the United
States, as well as considering the place of localities in global
climate law agreements and transnational networks. Written from a
multi-disciplinary perspective, this book will appeal to academics,
post graduate and undergraduate students in law and political
science, local and national government policy makers and
politicians, as well as practising local government lawyers. Anyone
with a general interest in environmental issues will also find much
to interest them in this insightful study. Contributors: M. Doelle,
A. du Plessis, L. Godden, J. Lin, J. Moore, K.B. Munroe, H.M.
Osofsky, S. Pasternack, M. Peeters, M. Powers, B.J. Richardson, E.
Schwartz, S. Theriault, K. Thompson, S. Wood
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &
Francis, an informa company.
This timely book examines the legal and policy challenges in
international, regional and national settings, faced by developing
countries in mitigating and adapting to climate change. With
contributions from over 20 international scholars from developing
and developed countries, the book tackles both long-standing
concerns and current controversies. It considers the positions of
developing countries in the negotiation of a new international
legal regime to replace the Kyoto Protocol and canvasses various
domestic issues, including implementation of CDM projects,
governance of adaptation measures and regulation of the biofuels
industry. Through a unique focus on the developing world, this book
makes a significant contribution to understanding current
challenges and future directions of climate law. It will prove a
stimulating read for legal academics, undergraduate and graduate
law students as well as policymakers interested in the role of
developing countries in climate change law. The book originates
from an international conference on Climate Law in Developing
Countries Post-2012, co-sponsored by the IUCN Academy of
Environmental Law, the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and
Osgoode Hall Law School. The book is part of the ongoing mandate of
the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law to generate collaborative
research on the most pressing issues in environmental law.
Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The English and Slavery 3. The Scriblerus Club 4. Writing the Peace 5. Pope 6. Gay 7. Swift 8. Conclusion
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