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Global Water Ethics- Front Cover -- Global Water Ethics -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- Figures -- Tables -- Box -- Preface -- Notes on contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction: global water ethics: towards a water ethics charter -- Global water ethics: some clarifications -- The need for global water ethics -- Charting moments: global water ethics in practice -- The chapters -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2: The historical and intellectual context of global water ethics -- UN recognition of the human right to safe water and adequate sanitation -- Sustainability, Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals -- International discussions of water ethics fostered by the UN -- Statements of professional and corporate water ethics -- Water ethics scholarship -- Chamberlain's Troubled Waters (2008) -- Brown and Schmidt's Water Ethics (2010) -- Groenfeldt's Water Ethics (2013) -- Peppard's Just Water (2014) -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- PART I: Ethics and epistemology -- Chapter 3: What is water ethics and to what end do we study it? Lessons for the Water Ethics Charter -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A (new) water ethic(s) -- 3. Water ethics -- 4. Global water ethics -- 5. Lessons for the Water Ethics Charter -- 6. What is and to what end do we study water ethics? -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4: Beyond general principles: water ethics in a Deweyan perspective -- 1. More policy-relevant and reliable water ethics -- 2. Deweyan pragmatism as ethical epistemology -- 3. Applying Dewey: cartography of alternative water management pathways -- 4. Be careful with generic water ethics -- 5. Water ethics and economics: a strained partnership -- 6. Enabling deliberative, democratic and sustainable management of the commons -- Notes -- References

Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- 1.1 Economics of Shimomura: Shimomura Theory, High Growth, and Zero Growth -- 1.2 Career of Dr. Shimomura -- References -- Vision, Theory, and Policy: High Growth and Zero Growth -- 2 Postwar Reconstruction -- Abstract -- 2.1 Economic Situation During the Reconstruction Period -- 2.2 Policy for Controlling Inflation -- 2.3 From Reconstruction to High Growth -- 2.4 Shimomura Theory -- 2.5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 3 Vision of High Growth and Performance in 1960s -- Abstract -- 3.1 Shimomura's Work and His Vision for the Japanese Economy -- 3.1.1 Three Basic Factors for the Foundation of the Vision of High Growth -- 3.1.2 Growth Theory and Long-Term Forecast -- 3.1.3 Growth Controversy in 1959 -- 3.1.4 New Vision of the Japanese Economy in 1961-1962 -- 3.2 Performance of the 1960s (1960-1970, 11 Years) -- 3.2.1 Rate of Growth of the Japanese Economy -- 3.2.2 Internal Equilibrium -- 3.2.3 External Equilibrium -- 3.2.4 Industrial Policy -- 3.3 Concluding Remarks -- References -- 4 Vision of Zero Growth and Performance After the Oil Crisis -- Abstract -- 4.1 Unrest in the World Economy -- 4.2 Vision of Zero Growth -- 4.3 Discipline -- 4.4 Performance After the Oil Crisis: 1971-1982 -- 4.5 Reaganomics: 1983-1985 -- 4.6 Bubble Economy: 1986-1990 -- 4.7 Zero Growth in the First Half of the 1990s -- 4.8 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Implications of Zero Growth Vision: Lost Decades, Sustainability, and Corporate Management -- 5 Current Zero Growth Era -- Abstract -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Effects of Globalization -- 5.2.1 Labor Market Deregulation -- 5.2.2 Surge in Foreign Direct Investment: Economic Hollowing -- 5.3 Limit of Aggregate Demand Management Policy -- 5.3.1 Dissolved Organic Growth Mechanism: Inefficiency in Management Is the Acute Cause of Stagnant Growth

Preface -- Contents -- European Citizens at Risk -- 1 European Citizens at Risk -- 2 A Future with Less Growth -- 3 Europe of the (Border) Regions -- 4 A Vibrant Europe Is Possible -- 5 The Five Presidents Are Stuck -- 6 Challenge and Response: A Guide Through the Book -- References -- Halting Support for the EU -- 1 The Centrifugal Force of Increasing Euroscepticism -- 2 Euroscepticism Documented -- 3 The Losers of Globalisation -- 4 Explaining Euroscepticism -- 4.1 Theories -- 4.2 Before and After the Crisis -- 5 General Trends in Income Inequality and Financial Uncertainty -- 6 Euroscepticism and Financial Uncertainty -- 7 Referendums on the EU -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- A Vibrant European Model -- 1 The Need for a Vibrant Scenario -- 2 Europe´s Unbalanced Economic Performance -- 2.1 Labour Demand and Supply -- 2.2 Innovation -- 2.3 Wage Inequality, Income Inequality and Social Cohesion -- 2.4 Employment Protection, Minimum Wages and the Quality of Work -- 2.5 Greening -- 2.6 Happiness and the Labour Market -- 3 Europe 2017-2030: Muddling Through or a Vibrant Alternative -- 3.1 Innovation -- 3.2 Inequality -- 3.3 Mobility Policy -- 3.4 Jump-Starting Youth Employment -- 3.5 Vibrant Immigration (Treated in More Detail in Chapter ``A Sustainable Immigration Policy for the EU´´) -- 3.6 Sustainability -- 3.7 Happiness -- 4 Trade -- 5 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- In Europe We Trust -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Good Governance for Values, Growth and Happiness -- 1.2 The EU and Governance -- 2 Slipping Governance in the EU -- 3 Understanding the Rise and Fall of Governance -- 4 Governance and Trust in Institutions -- 5 What Can the EU Do? -- 6 Conclusions -- Appendix: How to Control Corruption (from: EU, European Commission First Anti-Corruption Report, 2009) -- References -- EU Mobility -- 1 Introduction

Introduction: Marketing in emerging economies / Marin Marinov -- 1. Data collection procedures equivalence in emerging economy market research / Pervez N. Ghauri and Agnieszka Chidlow -- 2. Globalization, sustainability and marketing of health care in emerging market economies : doing good while doing well / Van R. Wood -- 3. Marketing accountability in emerging economy firms / Maja Arslanagic-Kalajdzic and Vesna Žabkar -- 4. Materialistic tendencies and adolescent healthy food consumption : setting the research agenda / Nesma Ammar, Noha El-Bassiouny and Ronia Hawash -- 5. Psychobranding of emerging economy firms : building emotional connections with local consumers / G. Nicolas Kfuri -- 6. Multinational corporation retailing in emerging economies : interplays of resistance, cooperation and transmutation / Marie-Laure Baron, Ruby Roy Dholakia and Nikhilesh Dholakia -- 7. Perceived advertising intrusiveness and avoidance in emerging economies - the case of China / Dan Petrovici, Svetla Marinova and Marin Marinov -- 8. Value branding in emerging economies as a social dimension in the Indian context / S. Ramesh Kumar and Svetla Marinova -- 9. Researching country image construct in the context of emerging economies / Durdana Ozretic-Dosen, Vatroslav Skare and Zoran Krupka -- 10. Opening the black box of Russian culture in B2B relationships / Carl-Arthur Solberg and Anzhelika Osmanova -- 11. Russian consumer behaviour : in search of a balance between national uniqueness and western mainstream / Sergei Sutyrin and Irina Vorobieva -- 12. Marketing in an emerging economy : the case of marketing in the Russian e-commerce market / Maria Smirnova, Vera Rebiazina and Anna Daviy -- 13. Marketing in Bulgaria : a small emerging economy and multi-cultural markets / Vesselin Blagoev and Mihael Minkov -- 14. Diffusion of supermarkets in Bangladesh - miles to go / M. Yunus Ali and Anisur Rahman Faroque.

Contents -- Abbreviations -- Contributors -- Introduction: Interdisciplinary Approach to Regional Cooperation in South Asia -- 1 Human Interaction in Space -- 2 Role of Infrastructural Networks on Cooperation and Development -- 3 Sustainability and Natural Resources -- 4 Institutional Issues -- 5 Conclusion -- Part I: Social and Economic Aspects in South Asia Interaction -- International Trade and Widening Wage Gap: A General Equilibrium Approach -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Debate on the Cause of Widening Wage Gap: Trade vs. Technology -- 3 Role of International Trade: Recent Theoretical Explanations -- 4 Symmetric Widening of Wage Gap: Examples -- 4.1 Continuum of Stages of Production, Outsourcing and Widening Wage Gap -- 4.2 Tariff Reduction in a Generalized HOS Model -- 4.3 Tariff Reductions in 2 x 2 HOS Model: Role of Initial Level of Protection -- 4.4 Conversion of Quantitative Restrictions, Rent-Seeking and Wage Gap -- 5 Dimensions of Wage Gap in Developing Countries -- 5.1 Diversified Export Basket and Complementarity -- 5.2 Segmented Labour Markets and Informal Wage -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Causes and Effects of Foreign Direct Investment in South Asia -- 1 Investment, Cooperation and Development -- 2 Foreign Direct Investment in South Asia: An Overview -- 3 Effects and Causes of FDI in South Asia -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Migration Flows in South Asia -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Causes and Factors of Migration -- 2.1 Types of Migration -- 2.2 Migrants Trend -- 2.3 Demographic Characteristics of Migrants -- 2.4 Remittances Inflow and Share of GDP -- 2.5 Projection of Remittance Flow -- 2.6 Uses of Remittances -- 2.7 Impact of Migration Flow -- 2.8 Demographic Impact -- 2.9 Social and Political Impact -- 2.10 Economic Impact -- 2.11 Detrimental Effects -- 3 Human Trafficking and Gender Violence -- 3.1 Migration Trap

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction / Almuhrzi, Hamed / Scott, Noel / Alriyami, Hafidh -- 2. Tourism Development and Governance: An Overview of Arab Countries / Khomsi, Mohamed Reda / Kadri, Boualem -- 3. Developing Event Tourism in Saudi Arabia: Opportunities and Challenges / Monshi, Emad / Scott, Noel -- 4. Women Empowerment in the Arab Tourism Sector: Case Study of the Sultanate of Oman / Al-Sherif, Nashwa -- 5. Tourism Sustainability Planning in the 'Arab World': Insights from Egypt / Helmy, Eman -- 6. Planning for Tourism in Oman based on Lessons from Dubai: Overviewing Economic, Environmental and Sociocultural Impacts / AlBalushi, Ammar Abdulrahman / Wise, Nicholas -- 7. The UAE: A Disneyland in the Desert / Thani, Salma / Heenan, Tom -- 8 Halal Tourism: Definitions and Developments / Smith, Melanie Kay / Hindley, Clare -- 9. Brand Expectation and Authentic Service Experiences in the Hotel Industry in Dubai / Anthonisz, Angela / Heap, Tim -- 10. Tunisian Tourism: At the Eye of an Arab Spring Storm / Selmi, Noureddine -- 11. Destination Brands Dubai and Abu Dhabi: Bitter Rivalry or Strategic Partnership? / Lawton, Laura J. / Weaver, David B. -- 12. Marketing the Middle East in Times of Political Instability – The Case of Jordan / Walters, Gabby / Beirman, David -- 13. Representation of Egyptian Bedouins in English-Language Tourist Brochures / Fattah, Ahmed Abdel / Eddy-U, Mary -- 14. The Business of Hajj / Utomo, Sulistyo B. / Scott, Noel / Jin, Xin -- 15. Understanding the Motivations and Expectations of Arab Visitors at the Gold Coast, Australia / Abodeeb, Jamila / Moyle, Brent D. / Wilson, Erica -- 16. The Role of Islam in Omani Tourists' Travel Behaviour / Alsawafi, Abdulaziz Mohammed -- 17. Exploring the Experiences of International and Domestic Visitors at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo / Fattah, Ahmed Abdel / Fisher, David / Fountain, Joanna -- 18. Conclusion / Alriyami, Hafidh / Almuhrzi, Hamed / Scott, Noel -- Index

"Foreword" -- "1. A Book in Regional and Urban Economics" -- "2. The Encounter with Roberto Camagni" -- "3. Regional Science in Europe and in Italy" -- "4. The Emphasis on the Urban" -- "5. A Wise Political Player" -- "6. The Professor" -- "References" -- "Contents" -- "List of Contributors" -- "1: Regional Competitiveness, Territory and the City: The Research Programme of an Impressive Mind" -- "1.1 Introduction" -- "1.2 Specificities and Phases of a Rich and Comprehensive Research Programme" -- "1.3 On Regional Economics" -- "1.3.1 On the Definition and Measurement of Regional Competitiveness" -- "1.3.2 On the Sources of Regional Competitiveness" -- "1.3.3 On the Role of Territory in Innovation Processes" -- "1.4 On Urban Economics" -- "1.4.1 On the Five Principles in Urban Economics" -- "1.4.2 On Optimal City Size and Agglomeration Economies" -- "1.4.3 On Urban Crisis and Urban Success" -- "1.4.4 On Urban Rent" -- "1.4.5 On Urban Systems" -- "1.4.6 On Urban Sustainability and Urban Form" -- "1.5 On Regional Policies and Spatial Planning" -- "1.5.1 On Justification, Design and Implementation of Regional Policies" -- "1.5.2 On Spatial Planning and Territorial Cohesion" -- "1.6 Towards a Conclusion: A Life Spent in Search of the Unknown" -- "References" -- "Part I: On Regional Economics" -- "2: From the Role of Space in Knowledge Creation to Scenario Building Through Territorial Capital" -- "2.1 Introduction" -- "2.2 From Innovation and the Process of Spatial Diffusion to a Dynamic Theory of Economic Space" -- "2.3 Territorial Competitiveness: A Recurring Topic in Camagni´s Bibliography" -- "2.4 A Development of the Concept of Territorial Capital" -- "2.5 Incorporating `Scenarios´ into Medium to Long-Term Regional Analyses and Forecasts" -- "2.6 A Final Remark" -- "References" -- "3: Spatial Diffusion of Pervasive Process Innovation

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Guidelines and General Information for Public Officials and Administrators: Key Issues to Consider in Emergency or Disaster Response Situations -- Case Study Selection and the History of Disaster Response -- Basic Framework and Resources Needed for Disaster Response -- Basic Framework -- Resources -- Resources for Displaced Persons -- Intangible Factors That Affect Disaster Response -- Coordination with Other Entities -- Authority -- Scope of Operation -- Political Disposition -- Time -- Threat Level/Threat Assessment -- People with Disabilities -- Special Considerations for Museums, Libraries and Special Collections -- Federal Emergency Management Agency Framework and Operational Aspects for Disaster Response -- 1 Individual and Family Empowerment -- 2 Leadership and Local Primacy -- 3 Pre-disaster Recovery Planning -- 4 Engaged Partnerships and Inclusiveness -- 5 Unity of Effort -- 6 Timeliness and Flexibility -- 7 Resilience and Sustainability -- 8 Psychological and Emotional Recovery -- Summary -- PART I: Natural Disasters -- 2. Case Studies: Disasters from Natural Forces: Fires -- Richmond Theater Fire, Virginia, 1811 -- Stage 1 -- Stage 2 -- Stage 3 -- Stage 4 -- Stage 5 -- Stage 6 -- Key Issues Raised by the Case Study -- Items of Note -- Great Chicago Fire, 1871 -- Stage 1 -- Stage 2 -- Stage 3 -- Stage 4 -- Stage 5 -- Stage 6 -- Stage 7 -- Key Issues Raised by the Case Study -- Items of Note -- Peshtigo Fire, Wisconsin, 1871 -- Stage 1 -- Stage 2 -- Stage 3 -- Stage 4 -- Key Issues Raised by the Case Study -- Items of Note -- Big Blowup, Washington, Idaho, and Montana, 1910 -- Stage 1 -- Stage 2 -- Stage 3 -- Key Issues Raised by the Case Study

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction -- PART I The impacts of animal farming on the planet -- 1 How to raise livestock - and how not to -- 2 The water footprint of animal products -- 3 Livestock and climate change -- 4 Golden fields, burning forests and hungry people: how corn and soy are impacting us all -- 5 Animals on the land: ecosystem services and disservices of grazing livestock systems -- 6 The importance of grazing livestock for soil and food system resilience -- PART II Farming practices and animal welfare -- 7 Beef and dairy: the cattle story -- 8 How can we sustain the demand for eggs? -- 9 Cheap as chicken -- 10 Sustainable pig production: finding solutions and making choices -- 11 Issues in fisheries and aquaculture: sustainability and fish welfare -- PART III The implications of meat production for human health -- 12 Industrial animal agriculture's role in the emergence and spread of disease -- 13 Antibiotic use in farm animals: the global threat -- 14 How much meat and milk is optimal for health? -- PART IV Politics, philosophy and economics -- 15 Developing ethical, sustainable and compassionate food policies -- 16 The politics and economics of farm animal welfare and sustainable agriculture -- 17 Religion, culture and diet -- PART V Devising farming and food policies for a sustainable future -- 18 Policy strategies for reducing the climate impact of food and agriculture -- 19 Meat and policy: charting a course through the complexity -- 20 The impact of legislation and industry standards on farm animal welfare -- 21 Confronting policy dilemmas -- Index.

Intro -- Contents -- 1 The Transition Towards Sustainable and Resilient Cities-Urban Challenges and Solutions in Germany and Japan -- Abstract -- 1 Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda -- 2 Sustainability Frameworks in Germany and Japan -- 3 Super-Aging-New Challenges for the Sustainable and Resilient City of the Future -- 4 Towards the City of the Future: Government Initiatives in Japan and Germany -- 5 Experiences, Ongoing Discussions and Tasks Ahead -- 5.1 Landscape Change and Management -- 5.2 Climate Change and Urban Green -- 5.3 Environmental Risks in Urban Areas -- 5.4 Built Environment and Material Flow -- 5.5 Urban Energy Concepts -- 5.6 Future Challenges of Spatial Planning -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Landscape Change and Management -- 2 Dialectic Developments of 'City' and 'Country' in Japan's Metropolitan Regions -- Abstract -- 1 Preface -- 2 From Arable Land Readjustment to Land Readjustment -- 3 Planning and Execution of Green Areas -- 4 Designation of Green Space in the Reconstruction Plan and Its Annulment by the Agricultural Land Reform -- 5 Conflict Between the New City Planning Law and the Law Concerning Maintenance of the Agriculture Promotion Area -- 6 Conclusion -- 3 Urban Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Offsets -- Abstract -- 1 The EU's Biodiversity Strategy 2020 and Biodiversity Offsets -- 2 Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Offsets -- 2.1 Establishing a Scientific Baseline -- 2.2 Biodiversity and ESS Offsets as a Tool for Governance/Management -- 3 The Example of Germany's Impact Mitigation Regulations (Wende et al. 2005) -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- 4 Sustainable Landscape Management and Landscape Management Labor Accounts -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Land Uses and Landscapes in Japan -- 3 Land Degradation and Management -- 4 Landscape Management Labor Accounts

Foreword -- Contents -- Part I: Words of Welcome from All Continents -- Greeting to the Launch of the Yearbook from an African Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Planet: A Stifled Cry from Mother Earth -- 3 What Can We Do to Address the Cry of Mother Earth and Her Soils? -- 3.1 Redefine Desertification to Land Degradation Globally -- 3.2 Africa Needs to Engage in a Truthful Reality Check -- 3.3 Africa Can Lead the Way -- 4 Conclusion: More Tough Questions -- References -- Audit of Soil Governance -- Soils Need International Governance: A European Perspective for the First Volume of the International Yearbook of Soil Law and... -- North American Soils and World Food -- 1 Contributions of North American Soils and Agriculture -- 2 Soil Conservation and Management -- 3 Ecological Impacts of Soil, Live-Stock and Water Mis-Management -- 4 Epilogue: The Unsustainable Entanglement of Nations -- References -- Soils Governance, an Australian Perspective -- 1 The Effects of Australia´s Rural Context -- 2 Mixed Problem Archetypes -- References -- Striving for Land-Soil Sustainability: Some Legal Reflections -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Deforestation and Soil Degradation -- 3 Creeping Desertification -- 4 SDGs and Land Degradation Neutrality -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part II: Recent Developments of Soil Regulation at International Level -- International Soil Protection Law: History, Concepts and Latest Developments -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Milestones of Soil Protection at the International Level -- 2.1 Stockholm Conference 1972 -- 2.2 Rio Conference 1992 -- 2.3 World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 -- 2.4 Rio+20 Conference 2012 -- 2.5 The Sustainable Development Goals 2015 -- 2.6 Ideas and Models for a Stand-Alone International Legal Soil-Related Instrument -- 3 Conventions/Hard Law -- 3.1 UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol and Paris Agreement

Cover -- Title -- Imprint -- Table of Content -- Introduction -- Humanity and the Global Future: William Schweiker -- »Tracing a Key Conceptinto New Territory« -- The Moral Status of Finitude: Sustainability and the Integrity of Life: Maria Antonaccio -- Human Dignity and Protection of Rights: An Argument Against Legalistic Reductionism: Elena Namli -- Universities and the Flourishing of Life: Some Insights and Impulses from the Public Theology of William Schweiker: Nico Koopman -- Shame and Moral Responsibility: Darlene Fozard Weaver -- Eternal Life and the World's Future: Kathryn Tanner -- Integrity and Vulnerability of Life: Heike Springhart -- The Enhancement of Life andthe Future of Politics: Robin W. Lovin -- »Analogical Reflectionsand Resonances« -- The Journals of Gabriel Marceland Abraham I. Kook as Spiritual Exercises: Michael Fishbane -- The Funeral: An Erasmian Sketch for Enhanced Life: Terence J. Martin -- Responsibility, Dialogue, and theMoral Imagination: W. Clark Gilpin -- Go the Second Mile: Kang Phee Seng -- God's Justice and Righteousness: Michael Welker -- A Taste of Life -- or, Notes on Joy: Kristine A. Culp -- La liberté en religion: le droit de réponse: Jean-Luc Marion -- »Responding to Challenges« -- Volitional Necessity and Practical Identity: Kevin Jung -- On the Limits of Responsibility: Günter Thomas -- Nature as a Theological Problem: An Emersonian Response to Lynn White: Willemien Otten -- The Human Form in the Phenomenon of Life: W. David Hall -- Theological Humanism, Responsibility, and the Enhancement of Life: Charles Mathewes -- Dialogue and the Crafting of aMulti-Cultural Society: Paul Mendes-Flohr -- Beyond Deficit of Perfection: Enhancing Finite Life: A Theological Take: Markus Höfner -- Human Enhancement andMoral Perfection: Svend Andersen -- »Exploring Sources, Backgrounds and Implications«

"At the turn of the millennium, the unanimous adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the United Nations General Assembly marked a new chapter in international development. However, voices from the Global South were noticeably absent in shaping the agenda. Fifteen years later, the global context has changed so much that it would have been inconceivable not to have taken voices from the South into account when planning the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since its inception in 2012, the Southern Voice on Post-MDG International Development Goals (Southern Voice), a network of 48 think tanks from Africa, Asia and Latin America, has generated a substantial body of original research to feed into various aspects of the post-2015 development agenda, such as the missing dimensions of the MDGs, ways to mitigate existing challenges in delivering on aspiredoutcomes, and new issues, goals, targets and indicators that are crucial for the next global development framework. Southern Perspectives on the Post-2015 International Development Agenda consolidates this research and stitches together development realities and policy experiences from the Global South, infusing unique local perspectives to the global debate on the post-2015 agenda. The compendium addresses the overarching themes underpinning the new international development framework by focusing on issues such as sustainability and growth, inclusion and social policies, governance and capacities, and financing of the new agenda. Southern Voice seeks to challenge the "knowledge asymmetry" afflicting the global knowledge system by channelling evidence-based policy analyses produced by centres of excellence, located in the Global South."--

Part I the overarching framework for environmental governance -- 1. The jurisprudential structure of environmental law / Douglas Fisher -- 2. A normative approach to environmental governance: sustainability at the apex of environmental law / Klaus Bosselmann -- 3. From protection to restoration: a challenge for environmental governance / Afshin Akhtar-Khavari and Anastasia Telesetsky -- 4. Transnational environmental law: the birth of a contemporary analytical perspective / Louis Kotze and Caiphas Soyapi -- 5. Economic approaches to environmental governance: a principled analysis / Michael Faure -- 6. Human rights and the environment: a tale of ambivalence and hope / Anna Grear -- 7. A constitutional human right to a healthy environment / Nicholas Bryner -- 8. Rights of nature: a constructive analysis / Peter Burdon and Claire Williams -- Part II the developing international environmental law regime -- 9. The development of international environmental law by the international court of justice / Tim Stephens -- 10. The structure, form and language of international environmental norms - from absolute to relative normativity / Niko Soininen -- 11. The growing significance of the principle of sustainable development as a legal norm / Jonathan Verschuuren -- 12. The concept of the common heritage of mankind / Prue Taylor -- Part III conceptual approaches to the achievement of environmental goals -- 13. Environmental policy integration: the importance of balance and trade-offs / Jorgen Knudsen and William Lafferty -- 14. The role played by policy objectives in environmental law / Chris McGrath -- 15. The functions of rights of property in environmental law / David Grinlinton -- 16. Environmental impact assessment: 'Setting the law ablaze' / Elizabeth Fisher -- 17. The precautionary principle in environmental governance / Annecoos Wiersema -- 18. The judicial development of ecologically sustainable development / Brian Preston.

This book explores the impact of climate change on agriculture and our future ability to produce the crops which are the foundation of the human diet. The sustainability of agriculture is being challenged by climate change and rising food demand from a larger and wealthier human population. Humanity faces a global food deficit unless the efficiency and resilience of crop production is improved. This work addresses the specific climate change issues and explore the potential for genomics assisted breeding of improved crops with greater yield and tolerance to the stresses associated with predicted climate change scenarios. Within the coming decades challenges to international food production will occur like no other time in human history, and a substantial increase in the production of food is essential if we are to continue to feed the growing human population. There is an urgent need to increase crop yield, quality and stability of production, enhancing the resilience of crops to climate variability and increasing the productivity of minor crops to diversify food production. Improvements in agricultural practice and the increased use of fertilisers and pesticides have increased food production over the last few decades, however it is now considered that further such improvements are limited. The science of genomics offers the greatest potential for crop improvement. Through the application of genomics technology it is possible to accelerate the breeding of major crops, bring current orphan crops into accelerated agricultural breeding programs and convert diverse non-crop species into future crops adapted to the changing climate. Through this process we can help secure the food supply for the coming generations.--