Main entry:

Boyd, David R. (David Richard), 1964- author.

Title & Author:

Cleaner, greener, healthier : a prescription for stronger Canadian environmental laws and policies / David R. Boyd.

Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2015]
©2015

Description:

xiv, 398 pages ; 24 cm

Series:

Law and society

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-385) and index.
A neglected but vital issue -- Environmental influences on human health -- The environmental burden of disease -- Environmental injustices -- The economic costs of the environmental burden of disease -- Environmental health law and policy : the big picture -- A comparative analysis of environmental health laws and policies -- Canada's failure to make polluters pay -- Why does Canada lag behind? -- A preventive and precautionary approach -- Systemic changes in pursuit of sustainability -- The time for action is now.
Issued also in electronic format.

Summary:

"Canadians are tired of getting sick from toxins in their air, food, water, and consumer products. In Cleaner, Greener, Healthier David 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 a legal cure that will enable Canada to catch up with the world's environmental leaders--without harming the economy."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780774830461 (bound)
0774830468
9780774830478
0774830476
9780774830485
0774830484
9780774830492
0774830492

Subject:

Environmental law Canada.
Environmental policy Canada.
Environmental health Canada.
Environnement Droit Canada.
Environnement Politique gouvernementale Canada.
Hygiène du milieu Canada.
Environnement Canada
Ecology.
Environmental health.
Environmental law.
Environmental policy.
Canada Environmental conditions.
Canada.

Added entries:

Law and society series (Vancouver, B.C.)

Holdings:

Location: Library main canada 291781
Call No.: KE3619 .B68 2015
Notes: pbk.
Status: Available