Just Ecological Integrity: The Ethics of Maintaining Planetary Life

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Miller, Peter, and Laura Westra, eds. Just Ecological Integrity: The Ethics of Maintaining Planetary Life. Lanham and Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002. Beginning with an in-depth look at the history and meaning of the Earth Charter, Just Ecological Integrity considers the systems of measurement necessary to indicate progress in achieving the Earth Charter’s goals. Contributors to the volume explore such issues as the reciprocal impacts between humans and nature, human destructiveness, and the various ways in which the revaluation of nature in terms of intrinsic qualities affects broader notions of justice. A rich collection of case studies enhances the volume and examines such issues as violence, risk, and the preservation of nature in local circumstances. (Text adapted from Rowman & Littlefield website.)