Environmental Justice

by Peter S. Wenz

Book Overview

This book explores the philosophical background of questions on environmental justice. It focuses on theories of distributive justice, primarily those which concern the manner in which benefits and burdens should be allocated when there is a scarcity of benefits (relative to people's wants or needs) and a surfeit of burdens. It is one of those rare philosophy books that is at once accessible and sophisticated, as it introduces both philosophers and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887066453
• ISBN13: 9780887066450
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"