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...

Table of Contents:

• The Criminology of Climate Change
• It’s the End of the World as We Know It: Climate Change from a Criminological Perspective
• Heading Toward a New Criminogenic Climate: Climate Change, Political Economy, and Environmental Security
• The Cultural Silence of Climate Change Contrarianism
• Is Global warming a State-Corporate Crime?- Climate Change in the Courts: A US and Global Perspective
• Environmental Enforcement Networks: Their Role in Climate Change Enforcement
• Oil Production, Climate Change, and Species Decline: The Case of Norway
• Climate Change, Gender, and Natural Disasters: Social Differences and Environment-Related Victimisation
• Natural Disasters and Crime: Criminological Lessons from Hurricane Katrina
• Uncontrollable Nuclear Power Accidents and Fatal Environmental Harm
• A Proposal for a New Vehicle Based Carbon Tax
• Conclusion.