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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
David R Boyd |
ISBN: | 0774830476 9780774830478 0774830468 9780774830461 0774830492 9780774830492 |
OCLC Number: | 925266229 |
Description: | 416 pages. |
Contents: | Part 1: Examination - The Surprising Magnitude of Environmental Health Problems in Canada1 A Neglected but Vital Issue2 Environmental Influences on Human Health3 The Environmental Burden of Disease4 Environmental Injustices5 The Economic Costs of the Environmental Burden of DiseasePart 2: Diagnosis - Inadequate Environmental Health Laws and Policies6 Environmental Health Law and Policy: The Big Picture7 A Comparative Analysis of Environmental Health Laws and Policies8 Canada's Failure to Make Polluters Pay9 Why Does Canada Lag Behind?Part 3: Prescription - Catching Up with Environmental Health Leaders10 A Preventive and Precautionary Approach11 Systemic Changes in Pursuit of Sustainability12 The Time for Action Is NowNotesIndex |
Series Title: | Law and Society (Paperback) |
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Boyd does not disappoint in delivering another sweeping, well-researched interdisciplinary overview of the difficult challenge of linking environmental regulation to health in Canada. He makes a compelling case for law reform and, along the way, documents emerging and less well-known areas of environmental harm, such as intergenerational health impacts and the mental health benefits of nature. -- Deborah Curran, University of Victoria * BC Studies * Read more...

