Towards the ethics of a green future : : the theory and practice of human rights for future people / / edited by Marcus Düwell, Gerhard Bos, Naomi van Steenbergen.

• Superior document: Routledge studies in sustainability
• TeilnehmendeR: Düwell, Marcus, 1962-,; Bos, Gerhard,; Steenbergen, Naomi van,
• Place / Publishing House: Boca Raton, FL : : Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: English
• Series: Routledge studies in sustainability.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 207 pages) :; digital file(s).
• Notes: "Earthscan from Routledge" -- title page.

What are our obligations towards future generations who stand to be harmed by the impact of todays environmental crises? This book explores ecological sustainability as a human rights issue and examines what our long-term responsibilities might be.This interdisciplinary collection of chapters provides a basis for understanding the debates surrounding the provision of sustainability for future generations from a diverse range of theoretical standpoints. Covering a broad range of perspectives such as risks and uncertainty, legal implementation, representation, motivation and economics, Towards the Ethics of a Green Future sets out the key questions involved in this complex ethical issue. The contributors bring theoretical discussions to life through the use of case studies and real-world examples. The book also includes clear and tangible recommendations for policymakers on how to put the suggestions proposed within the book into practice.This book will be of great interest to all researchers and students concerned with issues of sustainability and human rights, as well as scholars of environmental politics, law and ethics more generally.

Table of Contents

Why "rights" of future people? / Marcus Düwell and Gerhard Bos -- Risk and rights : how do deal with risks from a rights-based perspective / Lukas Meyer, Fabian Schuppert, Harald Stelzer and Adriana Placani -- Looking to the future : finding suitable models and scenarios / Joachim H. Spangenberg -- Pathways for future generations in existing legal human rights provisions / Elina Pirjatanniemi -- Political representation of future generations / Danielle Zwarthoed -- Intergenerational justice in the context of developing countries / Adrian-Paul Iliescu, Ileana Dascalu, Thierry Ngosso and Naomi van Steenbergen -- Climate economics and future generations / Klaus Steigleder -- Motivational aspects of a politics of sustainability / Dieter Birnbacher -- Governance towards a green future / May Thorseth and Fabian Schuppert -- Ethics of a green future : a research agenda / Marcus Düwell and Karsten Klint Jensen.