Climate Change from a Criminological Perspective

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: White, Rob (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Climate change.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Criminology.; Social Sciences.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.

Few would dispute the power of climate change to lead to profoundly destructive weather events. At the same time, the possibility of climate change as a consequence—or even a cause—of criminal events is far less recognized. As the earth grows warmer, issues regarding land use, water rights, bio-secu...