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This book examines the current status of environmental human rights at the international, regional, and national levels and provides a critical analysis of possible future developments in this area, particularly in the context of a changing climate. It examines various conceptualisations of environmental human rights, including procedural rights relating to the environment, constitutional environmental rights, the environmental dimensions of existing human rights such as the rights to water, health, food, housing and life, and the notion of a stand-alone human right to a healthy environment. The book addresses the topic from a variety of perspectives, drawing on underlying theories of human rights as well as a range of legal, political, and pragmatic considerations. It examines the scope of current human rights, particularly those enshrined in international and regional human rights law, to explore their application and enforceability in relation to environmental problems, identifying potential barriers to more effective implementation. It also analyses the rationale for constitutional recognition of environmental rights and considers the impact that this area of law has had, both in terms of achieving stronger environmental protection and environmental justice, as well as in influencing the development of human rights law more generally. The book identifies climate change as the key environmental challenge facing the global community, as well as a major cause of negative human rights impacts. It examines the contribution that environmental human rights might make to rights-based approaches to climate change.

Sociology --- International law --- Human rights --- Environmental law --- Meteorology. Climatology --- mensenrechten --- sociologie --- internationaal recht --- klimaatverandering --- broeikaseffect --- International environmental law. --- Climate change. --- Human rights. --- Social justice. --- International Environmental Law. --- Climate Change Management and Policy. --- Human Rights. --- Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights.

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Through the lens of the Asian tsunami, this book problematizes concepts that are normally taken for granted in disaster discourse, including relief, recovery, reconstruction and rehabilitation. The unprecedented flow of humanitarian aid after the Asian tsunami, though well-intentioned, showed adverse effects and unintended consequences in the lives of people in the communities across nations. Aid led not only to widespread relief and recovery but also to an exacerbation of old forms of inequities and the creation of new ones arising from the prioritization, distribution and management of aid. This, in turn, led to the incongruity between the needs and expectations of the affected and the agendas of aid agencies and their various intermediaries. This book examines the long-term consequences of post-disaster aid by posing the following questions: What has the aid been expended on? Where has the aid primarily been expended, and how? And what were the unintended consequences of post-disaster aid for the communities? This topical volume is of interest to social scientists, human rights and law researchers and environmental scientists interested in disaster studies.

Social problems --- Sociology of environment --- Development aid. Development cooperation --- Geophysics --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Geology. Earth sciences --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- sociologie --- tsunami --- ontwikkelingssamenwerking --- armoede --- geologie --- natuurrampen --- Environmental sociology. --- Poverty. --- Natural disasters. --- Environmental Sociology. --- Development Aid. --- Natural Hazards. --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Destitution --- Wealth --- Basic needs --- Begging --- Poor --- Subsistence economy --- Environmental sciences --- Environmentalism --- Sociology --- Social aspects

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This book is the fifth volume of the proceedings of the 4th GeoShanghai International Conference that was held on May 27 - 30, 2018. This volume, entitled “Tunneling and Underground Construction”, covers the recent advances and technologies in tunneling and underground structure engineering. It presents the state-of-the-art planning philosophy, theories, experiments, methodologies and findings in the related areas. The importance of underground space utilization to the development of human society is also addressed. The challenges and future directions of underground engineering are highlighted. The topics include but are not limited to the tunneling and underground construction induced ground deformation, mechanical behaviors of segmental lining systems, tunneling in challenging situations, maintenance tactic and emergency counter-measures. The book may benefit researchers and scientists from the academic fields of tunneling and underground structure engineering as well as practical engineers from the industry.

Meteorology. Climatology --- Hydraulic energy --- Mining industry --- Structural parts and elements of building --- opwarming (milieu) --- funderingen --- duurzame energie --- mijnbouw --- hydraulica --- klimaatverandering --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering—Geology. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Flow of water --- Water --- Fluid mechanics --- Hydraulic engineering --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Engineering --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Geology

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The present book offers a compelling sketch of how technological advances have shaped humankind’s evolution and how they can unlock ways to combat climate change and environmental threats. It also reveals new perspectives on climate change and sustainable development by harnessing technology. Given today’s conditions, only a homeless vegan could achieve a sustainable ecological footprint. In reality, it would be impossible, and even destructive, to attempt to save the planet by discontinuing consumption. It would disrupt evolution and threaten the driving forces of the technology that is our hope for combating climate change and environmental threats in the future. This is the opinion of Rune Westergård, engineer, entrepreneur, and environmental debater, with several decades of experience from the field of environmental and energy technology. He challenges many established truths on consumption and sustainability and demonstrates how and why they are flawed. From his point of view, both continued global growth and increased welfare are entirely possible within the ecological limitations of our planet. Once we learn to put technology to our best advantage, one planet will be enough.

Development aid. Development cooperation --- Economics --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Biology --- Relation between energy and economics --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- energiebeheer (technologie) --- energiemanagement (economie) --- sociale ecologie --- energiebeleid --- popularisering wetenschap --- energie-economie --- duurzaamheid --- biologie --- economie --- ontwikkelingssamenwerking --- duurzame ontwikkeling --- klimaatverandering --- broeikaseffect --- Desenvolupament econòmic --- Canvis climàtics --- Política energètica --- Consum responsable --- Nature. --- Environment. --- Economic development—Environmental aspects. --- Climate change. --- Energy policy. --- Energy and state. --- Popular Science in Nature and Environment. --- Development and Sustainability. --- Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts. --- Energy Policy, Economics and Management. --- Aspectes ambientals

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This book is the sixth volume of the proceedings of the 4th GeoShanghai International Conference that was held on May 27 - 30, 2018. This volume, entitled “Advances in Soil Dynamics and Foundation Engineering”, covers the recent advances and technologies in soil dynamics and foundation engineering. These papers are grouped into four categories: (1) soil dynamics and earthquake engineering, (2) deep excavations and retaining structures, (3) shafts and deep foundations, and (4) offshore geotechnics. It presents the state-of-the-art theories, experiments, methodologies and findings in the related areas. The book may benefit researchers and scientists from the academic fields of soil dynamics and earthquake engineering, geotechnical engineering, geoenvironmental engineering, transportation engineering, geology, mining and energy, as well as practical engineers from the industry.

Geophysics --- Meteorology. Climatology --- Geology. Earth sciences --- Hydraulic energy --- Mining industry --- Structural parts and elements of building --- Hydraulic engineering --- Physical geography --- waterbouwkunde --- oceanen --- opwarming (milieu) --- funderingen --- duurzame energie --- mijnbouw --- haveninfrastructuur --- geologie --- natuurrampen --- hydraulica --- klimaatverandering --- Geotechnical engineering. --- Engineering geology. --- Engineering—Geology. --- Foundations. --- Hydraulics. --- Ocean engineering. --- Natural disasters. --- Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences. --- Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics. --- Offshore Engineering. --- Natural Hazards. --- Natural calamities --- Disasters --- Deep-sea engineering --- Oceaneering --- Submarine engineering --- Underwater engineering --- Engineering --- Marine resources --- Oceanography --- Flow of water --- Water --- Fluid mechanics --- Jets --- Architecture --- Building --- Structural engineering --- Underground construction --- Caissons --- Earthwork --- Masonry --- Soil consolidation --- Soil mechanics --- Walls --- Civil engineering --- Geology, Economic --- Engineering, Geotechnical --- Geotechnics --- Geotechnology --- Engineering geology --- Equipment and supplies --- Flow --- Distribution --- Details --- Geology