Ecological Law and the Planetary Crisis - 9780367894511

Taylor & Francis

Ecological Law and the Planetary CrisisA Legal Guide for Harmony on Earth\nAuthor(s): Geoffrey Garver\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367894511, 978-0367894511\nSynopsis\nThis book uses a transdisciplinary systems approach to examine how Earths human-caused ecological crisis arose and presents a new legal approach for overcoming it. \n\nEcological Law and the Planetary Crisis first examines how the history of humanitys social metabolism, along with the history of human inventions and ideas, led to the human-Earth dilemma we see today and explains why contemporary law is inadequate for confronting this dilemma. The book goes on to propose ecological lawlaw that maintains human activity within ecological limits such as planetary boundaries while ensuring social justice and equityas an essential element of an urgently needed radical pathway of change toward a perpetual, mutually enhancing human-Earth relationship. .