14. Green criminology

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avi Brisman ◽  
Nigel South
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Green Criminology ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Criminological Perspective ◽  
Wildlife Trafficking ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
And Control

Criminology must maintain relevance in a changing world and engage with new challenges. Perhaps pre-eminent among those facing the planet today are threats to the natural environment and, by extension, to human health and rights and to other species. A green criminology has emerged as a (now well established) criminological perspective that addresses a wide range of harms, offences, and crimes related to the environment and environmental victims. This chapter provides a review of green criminological work on climate change, consumption and waste, state-corporate and organized crimes, animal abuse, and wildlife trafficking. It also considers the strengths and weaknesses of current approaches to regulation and control.

Animal abuse, biotechnology and species justice

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Rodríguez Goyes ◽  
Ragnhild Sollund
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Western World ◽  
Green Criminology ◽  
Animal Abuse ◽  
Justice Theory ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
Instrumental View

Generally, in the modern, western world, conceptualizations of the natural environment are associated with what nature can offer us—an anthropocentric perspective whereby humans treat nature and all its biotic components as ‘natural resources’. When nature and the beings within it are regarded purely in utilitarian terms, humans lose sight of the fact that ecosystems and nonhuman animals have intrinsic value. Most biotechnological use of nonhuman animals is informed by an instrumental view of nature. In this article, we endeavour to broaden the field of animal abuse studies by including in it the exploration of biotechnological abuse of animals. We analyse the issue by discussing it in relation to differing philosophical starting points and, in particular, the rights and justice theory developed within green criminology.

Health and ecological aspects in shaping of furniture equipment

BUILDER ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 284 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-54
Author(s):  
Przemysław Nowakowski
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Furniture Industry ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Interior Decoration ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Heavy Burden ◽  
The Impact

The choice of furniture does not only affect the comfort of one’s life or work space. Materials utilized in furniture production may contribute to the quality of chemical microclimate in rooms and have an influence on the users’ health. Plenty of substances used in the furniture industry have negative effects on human health. These effects are usually of low intensity. However, they occur over a long period of time and as a result they may even lead directly to permanent health problems. Consumer lifestyle boosts frequent changes in interior decoration. The changes include mainly replacing furniture and household appliances. The furniture industry offers a wide range of products to satisfy the growing needs of buyers. Mass production results in a significant increase in the exploitation of natural resources and (often) leads to degradation of the natural environment. The downsides of mass furniture production are usually considered only in terms of utilizing various resources. Producers, however, implement measures to reduce the consumption of materials and energy. Their aim is to cut the production costs and lower the final price of manufactured goods. Worn out furniture, produced from highly processed materials is not biodegradable. Such waste is a heavy burden on the natural environment. The paper describes „the life cycle” of furniture items and presents a critical analysis of raw materials and intermediate products used in the furniture industry in the context of sustainable development (the impact on human health and on the condition of the natural environment). It may serve as a means to promote pro-health and pro-environmental awareness. A thorough assessment of the furniture available on the market may facilitate in making conscious decisions which will also take into consideration additional technical criteria. The choice of furniture neutral for people as well as for the environment is not an easy task and often involves higher spending.

scholarly journals Smart City: A Bibliometric Analysis of Conceptual Dimensions and Areas

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 4288
Author(s):  
Paula Bajdor ◽  
Marta Starostka-Patyk
Keyword(s):  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
The City ◽  
Further Development

In recent years, cities are expected to develop in line with the smart city (S.C.) idea. Cities, perceived as attractive places for people to live, must now meet many conditions. A city’s duty is, among others, to meet the needs and expectations of both, its residents and newcomers, offering a wide range of opportunities for entrepreneurs, caring for the natural environment, constantly taking on new challenges, and meeting them for its further development. Thus, the management of a city involves undertaking activities in line with the smart city idea. However, to implement them, they use widely available means, defined as intelligent solutions, e.g., modern ICT technologies. In line with the smart city idea, a city is a center inhabited by people who create a civic and participatory society, having the ability to use the latest ICT solutions and having access to a range of services and solutions offered by the city. Since the smart city idea is considered at many levels, it is still unknown what dimensions or areas related to this concept are the most valuable and stimulating for its implementation. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to study what dimensions or areas related to this idea are the most valuable and stimulating for its implementation. The applied methodology is based on a critical analysis of the available literature in the form of bibliometric and citation analysis and analysis of the keyword characteristics of S.C. co-occurrences. The result of the research is a set of keywords that enable identifying the key dimensions and main areas of the implementation of S.C.

12. Green criminology

2021 ◽  
pp. 345-373
Author(s):  
Angus Nurse
Keyword(s):  
Animal Rights ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Organised Crime ◽  
Environmental Crime ◽  
Green Criminology ◽  
Critical Approach ◽  
Wildlife Crime ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Wildlife Trafficking

This chapter studies green criminology, a strand of criminology that looks at crimes against the environment, animals, and non-human nature that are largely ignored by mainstream criminology. Green criminology takes a critical approach, looking beyond narrow, human-centred definitions of crime to consider a wider conception which some see as a form of social harm. Green criminologists examine a wide range of environmental issues, from wildlife crime, wildlife trafficking, animal rights, and species justice to corporate environmental crime and illegal pollution, ecological justice and ecocide, food crime, and the links between organised crime and the waste industry. The chapter looks at how environmental issues are sometimes neglected by markets, the criminological concepts and theoretical approaches associated with green criminology, and the debate about whether we should focus on green crimes or harms. It also considers how environmental harms are regulated and the different ways of responding to and policing green crimes.

Chemical characteristics and nutritional potentials of unsaturated fatty acids

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chem Int
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acids ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Low Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Density Lipoprotein ◽  
Reduce Blood Pressure ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Unsaturated Oil ◽  
And Control

The oil has wide range of therapeutic and culinary applications. Saturated (SFAs), unsaturated (USFAs) like monounsaturated (MUFAs) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). It also contains the ω-3 fatty acid i.e. linolenic acid (ALA), ω-6 i.e. linoleic acid (LA) and ω-9 i.e., oleic acid (OA). These PUFAs are most beneficial to human health and in prevention and control of various diseases. The seeds oil contains SFAs, USFAs (MUFAs and PUFAs). Unsaturated oil has most beneficial to human health and in prevention and control of various diseases such as cancer, inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis, cardiovascular disorders, coronary heart disease (CHD), specifically for its ability to reduce blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and other health benefits.

scholarly journals Implications of global climate change for the assessment and management of human health risks of chemicals in the natural environment

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Balbus ◽  
Alistair B.A. Boxall ◽  
Richard A. Fenske ◽  
Thomas E. McKone ◽  
Lauren Zeise
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Global Climate Change ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Human Health Risks

scholarly journals Beyond Climate Change and Health: Integrating Broader Environmental Change and Natural Environments for Public Health Protection and Promotion in the UK

Atmosphere ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lora Fleming ◽  
Giovanni Leonardi ◽  
Mathew White ◽  
Jolyon Medlock ◽  
Ian Alcock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Change ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Public Involvement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Health Protection ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ongoing Research

Increasingly, the potential short and long-term impacts of climate change on human health and wellbeing are being demonstrated. However, other environmental change factors, particularly relating to the natural environment, need to be taken into account to understand the totality of these interactions and impacts. This paper provides an overview of ongoing research in the Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) on Environmental Change and Health, particularly around the positive and negative effects of the natural environment on human health and well-being and primarily within a UK context. In addition to exploring the potential increasing risks to human health from water-borne and vector-borne diseases and from exposure to aeroallergens such as pollen, this paper also demonstrates the potential opportunities and co-benefits to human physical and mental health from interacting with the natural environment. The involvement of a Health and Environment Public Engagement (HEPE) group as a public forum of “critical friends” has proven useful for prioritising and exploring some of this research; such public involvement is essential to minimise public health risks and maximise the benefits which are identified from this research into environmental change and human health. Research gaps are identified and recommendations made for future research into the risks, benefits and potential opportunities of climate and other environmental change on human and planetary health.

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