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Autore |
White R. D (Robert Douglas), <1956-, > |
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Titolo |
Crimes against nature : environmental criminology and ecological justice / / Rob White |
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Cullompton, U.K. ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Willan, , 2008 |
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1-134-73348-8 |
1-315-88072-5 |
1-134-73341-0 |
1-281-84585-X |
9786611845858 |
1-84392-567-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 313 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Offenses against the environment |
Offenses against the environment - Prevention |
Animal welfare |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Table of Contents; List of boxes, case studies and figures; Preface; Part I Green Theoretical Perspectives; Chapter 1 Criminology and environmental harm; Chapter 2 Social constructions of environmental problems; Chapter 3 Environmental risk and the precautionary principle; Part II Environmental Crime; Chapter 4 Dimensions of environmental crime; Chapter 5 Transnational environmental crime; Chapter 6 Explaining environmental harm; Part III Responding to Environmental Harm; Chapter 7 Environmental law enforcement; Chapter 8 Environmental regulation; Chapter 9 Environmental crime prevention; Chapter 10 Global environmental issues and socio-legal intervention; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This is an exciting new text on the rapidly expanding subject of environmental criminology and ecological justice. It provides a systematic account and analysis of the key concerns of green criminology, written by one of the leading authorities in the field. The book draws upon the disciplines of environmental studies, |
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environmental sociology and environmental management as well as criminology and socio-legal studies, and draws upon a wide range of examples of crimes against the environment - ranging from toxic waste, logging, wildlife smuggling, bio-piracy, the use and transport of ozone depl |
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