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"Contents" [2012] ELECD 643; in Le Bouthillier, Yves; Cohen, Alfie Miriam; Gonzalez Marquez, Juan Jose; Mumma, Albert; Smith, Susan (eds), "Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Law" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012)

Book Title: Poverty Alleviation and Environmental Law

Editor(s): Le Bouthillier, Yves; Cohen, Alfie Miriam; Gonzalez Marquez, Juan Jose; Mumma, Albert; Smith, Susan

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781781003282

Section Title: Contents

Number of pages: 2

Extract:

Contents

List of contributors vii

1 Introduction 1

PART I LINKAGES BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS, THE
ENVIRONMENT AND POVERTY

2 Using law and equity for the poor and the environment 11
Dinah Shelton
3 The right of access to water in South Africa 52
Michael Kidd

PART II ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND POVERTY:
WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR ABORIGINAL PEOPLES?

4 Climate change impacts on the poor ­ a case-study of Australia's
indigenous population and the impact of Australia's response on
this population 67
Karen Bubna-Litic
5 The quest for environmental justice on a Canadian aboriginal
reserve 85
Sidra Sabzwari and Dayna Nadine Scott
6 Whaling and dealing: aboriginal subsistence whaling, politics
and poverty 100
Ed Couzens

PART III THE NEED FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO COMBAT POVERTY

7 The role of public engagement in achieving environmental
justice 129
LeRoy C. (Lee) Paddock
8 The right of access to information as a tool for environmental
protection and poverty eradication in Mexico 154
Carla D. Aceves-Ávila
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vi Poverty alleviation and environmental law

PART IV STATES' APPROACHES TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION AND POVERTY

9 Embedding social justice in the design of environmental
regulation 179
Paul Martin
10 Planning and environment in Mexico City's metropolitan zone:
trying to defeat poverty 198
Miriam Alfie Cohen and Oscar Flores Jáuregui

PART V THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS IN THE
FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
DEGRADATION

11 The `greening' of justice: will it help the poor? 223
George W. ( ...