The book ''Environmental Principles and Policies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction'', written by Professor
Sharon Beder
Sharon Beder is an environmentalist and a former professor in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. , examines six well-known environmental and social principles that have been used at the international and national level. It uses them to evaluate the new wave of market-based policy instruments that have been introduced in many countries.
Six principles
The six principles discussed in the book are:
* the
sustainability principle
* the
polluter pays principle
In environmental law, the polluter pays principle is enacted to make the party responsible for producing pollution responsible for paying for the damage done to the natural environment. It is regarded as a regional custom because of the strong supp ...
* the
precautionary principle
The precautionary principle (or precautionary approach) is a broad epistemological, philosophical and legal approach to innovations with potential for causing harm when extensive scientific knowledge on the matter is lacking. It emphasizes caut ...
* the
equity principle
* the
human rights principles
* the
participation principle
Interdisciplinary approach
This book on environmental policy-making takes a critical and interdisciplinary approach. Rather than merely setting out policy options in a descriptive way, it evaluates policies from different perspectives. This enables readers to gain a thorough understanding of important principles and current policies, and also to be able to apply the various principles and critically evaluate them.
The author
Professor Beder was included in a list of "Australia's most influential engineers", published by ''Engineers
Australia
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'' in 2004. She was also included in ''Bulletin Magazine's'' "Smart 100" in 2003.
See also
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Sustainable development
Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...
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Environmental policy
Environmental policy is the commitment of an organization or government to the laws, regulations, and other policy mechanisms concerning environmental issues. These issues generally include air and water pollution, waste management, ecosystem mana ...
*
List of Australian environmental books
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This is a list of Australian environmental books:
*''Global Spin: The Corporate Assault on Environmentalism'' (1997), by Sharon Beder
*''Human Ecology, Human Economy: Ideas for an Ecologically Sustainable Future'' ...
References
External links
Review: Principled environmental policySample chapter
2006 in the environment
Textbooks
Environmental non-fiction books
Sustainability books
Books by Sharon Beder