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Author:   David R. Boyd
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9780774830478

ISBN 10:   0774830476
Pages:   412
Publication Date:   01 September 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1: Examination – The Surprising Magnitude of Environmental Health Problems in Canada 1 A Neglected but Vital Issue 2 Environmental Influences on Human Health 3 The Environmental Burden of Disease 4 Environmental Injustices 5 The Economic Costs of the Environmental Burden of Disease Part 2: Diagnosis – Inadequate Environmental Health Laws and Policies 6 Environmental Health Law and Policy: The Big Picture 7 A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Health Laws and Policies 8 Canada’s Failure to Make Polluters Pay 9 Why Does Canada Lag Behind? Part 3: Prescription – Catching Up with Environmental Health Leaders 10 A Preventive and Precautionary Approach 11 Systemic Changes in Pursuit of Sustainability 12 The Time for Action Is Now Notes Index

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Boyd does not disappoint in delivering another sweeping, well-researched interdisciplinary overview of the difficult challenge of linking environmental regulation to health in Canada. He makes a compelling case for law reform and, along the way, documents emerging and less well-known areas of environmental harm, such as intergenerational health impacts and the mental health benefits of nature. -- Deborah Curran, University of Victoria BC Studies

Boyd does not disappoint in delivering another sweeping, well-researched interdisciplinary overview of the difficult challenge of linking environmental regulation to health in Canada. He makes a compelling case for law reform and, along the way, documents emerging and less well-known areas of environmental harm, such as intergenerational health impacts and the mental health benefits of nature. -- Deborah Curran, University of Victoria * BC Studies *

Author Information

David R. Boyd is a leading Canadian expert in environmental law and policy and an adjunct professor in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. An award-winning author, Boyd has written several books, including The Optimistic Environmentalist: Progressing Towards a Greener Future; The Environmental Rights Revolution: A Global Study of Constitutions, Human Rights, and the Environment; The Right to a Healthy Environment: Revitalizing Canada’s Constitution; Dodging the Toxic Bullet; David Suzuki’s Green Guide (with David Suzuki); and Unnatural Law: Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law and Policy. He lives on Pender Island, on the west coast of Canada, with his partner Margot Venton and their daughter Meredith. For more information visit www.davidrichardboyd.com.

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