Does it make sense to say that one should not, or ought not, take pleasure in certain objects or events within the natural environment? Cheryl Foster explores ethical constraints on aesthetic activity and appreciation.
Diane Saxe argues that a stronger “fiduciary” duty is required where corporations take risks with the environment and that economic activities must move from open to closed (sustainable) systems.
Steven Luper-Foy offers a defence of the resource equity principle from both points of view, the libertarian and the Rawlsian.
In this issue of RCC Perspectives, Marcus Vogt discusses climate change as an issue of justice. Sustainability, in Vogt’s view, needs to look to the humanities—to philosophy, theology, sociology, history, and cultural studies—for accompanying critical perspectives.
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This book presents the socio-environmental history of black people around Kuruman, on the edge of the Kalahari in South Africa.
Ken Cruikshank and Nancy Bouchier’s research on the environmental history of the Hamilton, Ontario, waterfront since 1955 looks at who determines the environmental health of a community.
An examination of the relationship between African Americans and the environment in US history.
The Editorial Team offers an introduction to the journal Environmental Humanities.
By looking at works by Native Americans, African Americans, European Americans, and others, and by considering forms of literature beyond the traditional nature essay, Myers expands our conceptions of environmental writing and environmental justice.
Katherine G. Aiken traces Bunker Hill’s evolution from the mine’s discovery in 1885 to the company’s closure in 1981.
