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.

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 provid...

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Superior document:Routledge studies in sustainability
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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.
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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.