Crimes against nature : environmental criminology and ecological justice /

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Author / Creator:	White, R. D. (Robert Douglas), 1956-
Imprint:	Cullompton ; Portland, Or. : Willan, 2008.
Description:	xiv, 313 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Offenses against the environment. Offenses against the environment -- Prevention. Animal welfare. Animal welfare. Offenses against the environment. Offenses against the environment -- Prevention.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7244123

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ISBN:	9781843923626 (hbk.) 1843923629 (hbk.) 1843923610 (pbk.) 9781843923619 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-301) and index.
Summary:	This is an exciting new text on the rapidly expanding subject of environmental criminology and ecological justice. It provides a systematic account and analysis of the key concerns of green criminology, written by one of the leading authorities in the field. The book draws upon the disciplines of environmental studies, environmental sociology and environmental management as well as criminology and socio-legal studies, and draws upon a wide range of examples of crimes against the environment - ranging from toxic waste, logging, wildlife smuggling, bio-piracy, the use and transport of ozone depleting substances through to illegal logging and fishing, water pollution and animal abuse. Crimes against Nature is divided into three parts. Part 1 sets out theoretical approaches and perspectives on the subject Part 2 explores the (national and international) dimensions of environmental crime and the explanations for it, and Part 3 deals with the range of responses to environmental crime - environmental law enforcement, regulation, environmental crime prevention and the role of global institutions and movements.
Other form:	Online version: White, R. D. (Robert Douglas), 1956- Crimes against nature. Cullompton ; Portland, Or. : Willan, 2008

Table of Contents:

List of boxes, case studies and figures
Preface
Part I. Green Theoretical Perspectives
1. Criminology and environmental harm
Introduction
Environmental/green criminology
Theoretical frameworks of environmental criminology
Tasks of environmental criminology
Conclusion: where to from here?
2. Social constructions of environmental problems
Introduction
Social construction of environmental issues
Media reporting on the environment
Human interests and environmental problems
Conclusion: where to from here?
3. Environmental risk and the precautionary principle
Introduction
Dimensions of risk
From risk to precaution
Risk assessment and risk management
Deliberative democracy and social participation
Conclusion: where to from here?
Part II. Environmental Crime
4. Dimensions of environmental crime
Introduction
Defining environmental harm
Categorising environmental harm
Measuring crimes, measuring consequences
Conclusion: where to from here?
5. Transnational environmental crime
Introduction
The problem of waste
Waste as a social phenomenon
The problem of biodiversity
Conclusion: where to from here?
6. Explaining environmental harm
Introduction
Class and corporations
Capitalism, population and technology
Sustainable development and commodity production
Resource colonisation and new market creation
Privatisation, commodification and consumption
Licit and illicit markets
Conclusion: where to from here?
Part III. Responding to Environmental Harm
7. Environmental law enforcement
Introduction
Prosecuting environmental crime
Limitations of criminal prosecution
Policing and environmental law enforcement
Conclusion: where to from here?
8. Environmental regulation
Introduction
Systems and models of regulation
Political context of environmental regulation
Social power and environmental regulation
Conclusion: where to from here?
9. Environmental crime prevention
Introduction
Environmental crime prevention
Harm associated with fishing
Issues for environmental crime prevention
Conclusion: where to from here?
10. Global environmental issues and socio-legal intervention
Introduction
Global institutions and the neo-liberal agenda
Working with and against the corporations
Contesting the global commons
Conclusion: where to from here?
References
Index

Crimes against nature : environmental criminology and ecological justice /

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