Cleaner, Greener, Healthier: A Prescription for Stronger Canadian Environmental Laws and Policies (Law and Society) - Softcover

Boyd, David R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0774830476 ISBN 13: 9780774830478

Publisher: UBC Press, 2015

Synopsis

Canadians are getting sick from toxins in the air, food, water, and consumer products. In Cleaner, Greener, Healthier, David R. Boyd sets out to remedy Canada's environmental health problems. He begins by assessing the environmental burden of disease, identifies its unequal distribution, and estimates the associated economic costs. He then compares Canada's environmental laws and policies with those in the US, Australia, and the EU, delivering a provocative diagnosis of the causes of Canada's second-rate standards. Finally, he prescribes legal remedies that will enable Canada to catch up with the world's environmental leaders while delivering substantial health and economic benefits.

About this title

Book Description:

Award-winning author David Boyd prescribes a powerful policy antidote to the environmental hazards threatening the health of Canadians.

About the Author:

David R. Boyd is a leading Canadian expert in environmental law and policy and an adjunct professor in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University. An award-winning author, Boyd has written several books, including The Optimistic Environmentalist: Progressing Towards a Greener Future; The Environmental Rights Revolution: A Global Study of Constitutions, Human Rights, and the Environment; The Right to a Healthy Environment: Revitalizing Canada's Constitution; Dodging the Toxic Bullet; David Suzuki's Green Guide (with David Suzuki); and Unnatural Law: Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law and Policy.

About this edition

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0774830476
• ISBN 13: 9780774830478
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 412