Ecological Governance : Reappraising Law's Role in Protecting Ecosystem Functionality.

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Cover; Half-title page; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction ; 1.1 Avoiding societal collapse ; 1.2 Ecosystems and ecological degradation ; 1.3 Overcoming epistemic challenges ; 1.4 Normative precaution ; 1.5 The state, non-governmental actors and collaborative governance ; 1.6 Adaptive governance ; 1.7 Structure ; 2 Scientific and ethical foundations ; 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 Scientific foundations for ecological law ; 2.2.1 From stability to complexity ; 2.2.2 Ecosystems as complex adaptive systems ; 2.2.3 Interaction between ecosystems and the Earth System.

2.2.4 Complexity, regime shifts and environmental decision-making 2.3 The meaning of resilience ; 2.3.1 Specified and general resilience ; 2.3.2 What makes an ecosystem generally resilient? ; 2.3.2.1 Biodiversity ; 2.3.2.2 Tightness of feedbacks ; 2.4 A legal framework for ecological protection ; 2.5 Ethical foundations for ecological law ; 2.5.1 The dominion perspective of nature ; 2.5.2 Revaluing nature ; 2.6 Duties and principles for ecologically oriented decision-making ; 3 Ecologically oriented policy-making ; 3.1 Introduction ; 3.1.1 Adapting to endemic uncertainty.

3.1.2 Ecological policy-making 3.1.3 Political will ; 3.2 Decision-making in the face of uncertainty ; 3.2.1 Precaution under an ecological paradigm ; 3.2.2 Taking precautionary action ; 3.2.3 Normative precaution ; 3.3 A legal framework for ecologically oriented policy-making ; 3.3.1 Ecological protection as a strategic objective ; 3.3.2 Principles for ecological policy-making ; 3.3.2.1 Reducing consumption ; 3.3.2.2 Obviating development ; 3.3.2.3 Substitution ; 3.3.2.4 Sunsetting ; 3.3.3 Assessing alternative policy options ; 3.3.4 Forming strategic visions of desired futures.

3.3.4.1 Picturing the future 3.3.4.2 Policy impact assessment ; 3.3.5 Public participation in policy-making ; 3.4 Reforming the policy-making process ; 3.4.1 A whole-of-government approach ; 3.4.2 Promoting change in the culture of governmental decision-making ; 3.4.2.1 The rolling review of policy ; 3.4.2.2 The independent review of policy proposals ; 4 Governing an ecological transition ; 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Designing a system of ecological governance ; 4.3 The limitations of devolution ; 4.4 The state's role in ecological governance ; 4.4.1 A guiding state ; 4.4.2 A communicative state.

4.4.3 A coordinating state 4.4.4 An enforcing state ; 4.5 Expanding the state's range ; 4.5.1 Regional government ; 4.6 Local government ; 4.6.1 Legitimacy ; 4.6.2 Giving form to ecological sustainability ; 4.6.3 Promoting behavioural change ; 4.6.4 Constructing a sense of sustainable places ; 4.7 Marine governance ; 4.7.1 Bridging the land/sea divide ; 5 Ecological planning ; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.1.1 Reforming land use planning ; 5.2 Environmental limits and governance ; 5.2.1 Identifying environmental capacities ; 5.2.2 The limitations of limits-based regulation.

5.2.3 Ecological and ethical difficulties.

A comprehensive legal analysis of how governance of human activities in developed states should be restructured to improve ecological protection.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English.

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