1 Introduction 1
PART Ⅰ LINKAGES BETWEEN HUMAN RIGHTS, THE ENVIRONMENT AND POVERTY 11
2 Using law and equity for the poor and the environment&Dinah Shelton 11
3 The right of access to water in South Africa&Michael Kidd 52
PART Ⅱ ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND POVERTY: WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR ABORIGINAL PEOPLES? 67
4 Climate change impacts on the poor-a case-study of Australia's indigenous population and the impact of Australia's response on this population&Karen Bubna-Litic 67
5 The quest for environmental justice on a Canadian aboriginal reserve&Sidra Sabzwari and Dayna Nadine Scott 85
6 Whaling and dealing: aboriginal subsistence whaling, politics and poverty&Ed Couzens 100
PART Ⅲ THE NEED FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO COMBAT POVERTY 129
7 The role of public engagement in achieving environmental justice&LeRoy C. (Lee) Paddock 129
8 The right of access to information as a tool for environmental protection and poverty eradication in Mexico&Carla D. Aceves-Avila 154
PART Ⅳ STATES' APPROACHES TO ADDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND POVERTY 179
9 Embedding social justice in the design of environmental regulation&Paul Martin 179
10 Planning and environment in Mexico City's metropolitan zone: trying to defeat poverty&Miriam Alfie Cohen and Oscar Flores Jduregui 198
PART Ⅴ THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION 223
11 The 'greening' of justice: will it help the poor?&George W. (Rock) Pring and Catherine G. (Kitty) Pring 223
12 The resolution of urban housing development disputes as a mechanism for poverty alleviation: a case study of Kenya's National Environment Tribunal&Albert Mumma 244
PART Ⅵ GLOBAL CHALLENGES: INTERNATIONAL MECHANISMS TO ADDRESS POVERTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION 263
13 Linking climate change mitigation and poverty reduction: continued reform of the clean development mechanism in the post-Kyoto era to promote sustainable energy development on the African Continent&Daniel Behn 263
14 Poverty and the loss of cultural heritage sites&Stefan Gruber 284
15 Chartering sustainable transnational corporations&Susan Lea Smith 304
Index 333