Steve Vanderheiden

Atmospheric Justice

A Political Theory of Climate Change

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Produktbeschreibung

Atmospheric Justice is the first single-authored work of political theory that addresses this pressing challenge via the conceptual frameworks of justice, equality, and responsibility. Throughout this incisive study, Steve Vanderheiden points toward ways to achieve environmental justice by exploring how climate change raises issues of both international and intergenerational justice. In addition, he considers how the design of a global climate regime might take theseaims into account. Engaging with the principles of renowned political philosopher John Rawls, he expands on them by factoring in the needs of future generations. Vanderheiden also demonstrates how political theory can contribute to reaching a better understanding of the proper human response toclimate change. By showing how climate policy offers insights into resolving contemporary controversies within political theory, he illustrates the ways in which applying normative theory to policy allows us to better understand both.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 431g
• ISBN-13: 9780199733125
• ISBN-10: 0199733120
• Artikelnr.: 27870204

Autorenporträt

Steve Vanderheiden is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he specializes in normative political theory and environmental politics.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1: The politics of climate change mitigation
2: Climate change, fairness, and equity
3: Climate change and international justice
4: Climate change and intergenerational justice
5: Moral responsibility and greenhouse gas emissions
6: Knowledge, beliefs, and responsibility
7: Equity, responsibility, and climate change mitigation
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