Description:
Leading green criminologist Rob White asks what can be learned from the problem-solving focus of crime prevention to help face the challenges of climate change in this call to arms for criminology and criminologists.
Industries such as energy, food and tourism and the systematic destruction of the environment through global capitalism are scrutinized for their contribution to global warming. Ideas of 'state-corporate crime' and 'ecocide' are introduced and explored in this concise overview of criminological writings on climate change. This sound and robust application of theoretical concepts to this 'new' area also includes commentary on topical issues such as the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate agreement.
Part of the New Horizons in Criminology series, which draws on the inter-disciplinary nature of criminology and incorporates emerging perspectives like social harm, gender and sexuality, and green criminology.
Brief description: Rob White, Emeritus University of New England and Emeritus Distinguished Professor, University of Tasmania, Australia, is pioneering the field of green criminology internationally, having published a number of books on the topic. His research examines three interconnected justice-related approaches to environmental harm: Environmental justice, Ecological justice, and Species justice.
Review Quotes: "A novel window into issues around climate justice, a growing area that requires much attention... White situates justice issues around green criminology at a place where a deeper discussion can evolve." Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books