Fair Weather? Equity Concerns in Climate Change
edited by Ferenc L Tóth
This book is a unique, cross-disciplinary assessment of fairness and
equity issues in the context of global climate change - a crucial
dimension in current international negotiations - written by a
collection of leading scientists in economics, sociology and social
psychology, ethics, international law and political science.
How should responsibility for adapting to climate change be
distributed? Who should bear the costs of mitigating its impacts and
how should these costs be measured? Answers to these questions differ,
often according to the vulnerability, wealth and level of industrial
development of the country.
Finding a fair solution is controversial, but crucial to the
complex and vital negotiations over global warming. This illuminating
and accessible volume explores the policy dimensions and analytical
needs of the negotiation process. It is essential reading for policy
makers and students and teachers of economics, sociology and social
psychology, ethics, international relations, law and political science.
Earthscan Publications
1999, 212 p., £ 16.95 (paperback), £ 45.00 (hardback)
ISBN 1-85383-557-9 (paperback), 1-85383-558-7 (hardback)
