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Justice is no mere abstraction. Finding justice and doing justice is a continuous human task. It is the activity which in any society gives politics and the law their purpose. The activity has both a material and a discursive dimension. It has to do with what we are, what we do and what we say. What we are and do is materially real. How we relate to others is discursively real, a matter of communicated explanations via words. The struggle for justice is about how we explain the basis of a good and proper relationship between ourselves and others. In defining this relationship we define who and. | Justice Society and Nature an exploration of political ecology Nicholas Low and Brendan Gleeson Also available as a printed book see title verso for ISBN details JUSTICE SOCIETY AND NATURE Environmental justice is about the fair distribution of good and bad environments to humans. Ecological justice is about fair distribution of environments among all the inhabitants of the planet. To speak of environmental or ecological justice means to recognise the value that an environment has for all creatures. An environment is comprised not only of people but also nonhuman nature in all its abundance and diversity animals and plants landscapes and ecologies. An environment is not divisible like property but is fundamentally shared. Bad environments are dead disintegrated damaging to health. Good environments are alive healthy and integrated. Justice Society and Nature examines the moral response which the world must now make to the ecological crisis if there is to be real change in the global society and economy to favour ecological integrity. From its base in the idea of the self through principles of political justice to the justice of global institutions the authors trace the layered structure of the philosophy of justice as it applies to environmental and ecological issues. Moving straight to the heart of pressing international and national concerns the authors explore the issues of environment and development fair treatment of humans and non-humans and the justice of the social and economic systems which affect the health and safety of the peoples of the world. Current grassroots concerns such as the environmental justice movement in the USA and the ethics of the international regulation of development are examined in depth. This book is essential for those seeking to understand current debates in environmental politics justice and ecology. The authors take the debates beyond mere complaint about the injustice of the world economy and suggest what should now be done to
