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The International Handbook on Social Policy and the Environment reviews debates concerning poverty, inequalities, social distribution, social rights, taxation, healthcare, education, water and energy policies to examine the relevance and importance of climate change to social policies and welfare reform.Environmental change is central to the global social policy challenges of the twenty-first century. This comprehensive Handbook brings together leading experts from around the world to address the most important questions and issues we face. How should welfare states adapt to environmental change? To what extent are the ecological and social policy agendas compatible? Must we contemplate radical reforms to the principles and organisation of welfare services? Combining cutting-edge theory and data in an interdisciplinary approach, this Handbook both summarizes existing developments and suggests how debates and research must develop in the future. This book will appeal to taught postgraduates, doctoral students and academics across the policy and social sciences. It will also be of interest to non-academic researchers, practitioners and environmental activists. With case studies drawn from many countries including Australia, Japan, Germany, Scandinavia, Canada, Latin America and the UK, the Handbook will provide an important resource for years to come. Contributors : N. Bardsley, K. Bell, E.L Boasson, M. Boström, W. Bretschneider, M. Briguglio, S. Brooks-Wilson, M. Brown, M. Büchs, I. Bugeja, J. Cherni, H. Dean, T. Fitzpatrick, E. Gawel, K. Hussey, Y. Kameyama, J.L. MacArthur, H.O. Nielsen, A.B. Pedersen, A. Schaffrin, S.V. Schnepf, C. Snell, J. Wettestad

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Author:   Tony Fitzpatrick
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN:  

9780857936127

ISBN 10:   0857936123
Pages:   496
Publication Date:   27 June 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Contents: Introduction Tony Fitzpatrick PART I: JUSTICE AND POVERTY 1. The New Social Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change Andre Schaffrin 2. Unequal Emissions - Unequal Policy Impacts: How Do Different Areas of CO2 Emissions Compare? Milena Buchs, Nicholas Bardsley and Sylke V. Schnepf 3. An Ecosocial Understanding of Poverty Tony Fitzpatrick PART II: INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS 4. The Affordability of Water and Energy Pricing - the Case of Germany Erik Gawel and Wolfgang Bretschneider 5. Green Taxes in Scandinavia: Do they Contribute to (in)equality? Anders Branth Pedersen and Helle Orsted Nielsen 6. ENGO Activism in the EU: The G10, Climate Change and Social Policy Michael Briguglio, Maria Brown and Ian Bugeja 7. Environmental Health Costs of Economic Globalization Policies in Latin America Judith Cherni 8. Environmental and Social Policies in Japan Yasuko Kameyama 9. Degrowth for Sustainability, Equality and Poverty Reduction: Some lessons from Cuba Karen Bell 10. Sustainability and the Social Economy in Canada: From Resource Reliance to Resilience? Julie L. MacArthur 11. Using Markets to Achieve Environmental Ends: Reconciling Social-equity Issues in Contemporary Water Policy in Australia Karen Hussey PART III: MAKING AND IMPLEMENTING 12. The Interaction of EU Climate Policies: Mechanisms and Lessons Elin Lerum Boasson and Jorgen Wettestad 13. Sustainable Development by the Multi-stakeholder Model? Magnus Bostroem 14. Education for Sustainable Development and Welfare Reform: A Very British Case Study? Carolyn Snell and Sarah Brooks-Wilson PART IV: ALTERNATIVE VISIONS 15. Social Rights and Natural Resources Hartley Dean 16. The Nature of Nature: Aristotle vs. Epicurus Tony Fitzpatrick Index

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Edited by Tony Fitzpatrick, School of Sociology and Social Policy, Nottingham University, UK

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