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Author: David R. Boyd
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
Imprint: University of British Columbia Press
Weight: 0.620kg
ISBN: 9780774824125
ISBN 10: 0774824123
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 03 October 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A must read! This book is fascinating, extremely well documented, and makes a persuasive case for constitutional recognition of the right to a healthy environment in Canada. Boyd's clear writing style makes the book accessible and enriching for everyone, whether or not they have a legal or environmental background.<br> - The Honourable Claire L'Heureux-Dube, retired justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Right to a Healthy Environment is a comprehensive, meticulously researched and brilliantly organized analysis that will strengthen scholars, politicians, and activists alike. It is a clarion call to action in a war against our most terrible enemies, our own lethargy, short-sightedness, and complicity in the destruction of the nature we profess to revere. -- Elizabeth Abbott International Journal of Environmental Studies, June 2013
A must read! This book is fascinating, extremely well documented, and makes a persuasive case for constitutional recognition of the right to a healthy environment in Canada. Boyd's clear writing style makes the book accessible and enriching for everyone, whether or not they have a legal or environmental background. - The Honourable Claire L'Heureux-Dube, retired justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
Author Information
Dr. David R. Boyd is one of Canada’s leading experts in environmental law and policy and an adjunct professor in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. He has advised the governments of Canada, Sweden, and Iceland on environmental and constitutional issues and is the co-chair of Vancouver’s Greenest City Action Team along with Mayor Gregor Robertson. He is a member of the IUCN’s Commission on Environmental Law, the Global Network for the Study of Human Rights and the Environment, the Forum for Leadership on Water, and the Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (ELAW). David Boyd is the author of several bestselling and award-winning books as well as more than a hundred publications related to environmental law and policy, including Unnatural Law: Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law and Policy. His current research focuses on the effects of enshrining environmental rights and responsibilities in national constitutions.
