Just sustainabilities

Abstract

Ultimately, if human sustainability is ever to become a way of life, particularly in my country, the case for it must be iron clad and indisputable by elected and appointed government officials. Less developed countries (LDCs) and more developed countries (MDCs) must agree on issues of inequity and injustice for the long-term survival of our species. The case presented in Just sustainabilities is powerful and provides such an indisputable and referenced source. It thoroughly examines the link between racial oppression and exploitation. I particularly appreciated the continued emphasis on environmental justice and its role in sustainable development. How can we have one without the other? Just sustainabilities argues that justice – environmental and socioeconomic – must be first and foremost when countries enter into policy formulating discussions of sustainable development. The case is overwhelming as presented in the book and well supported with case histories from several continents. I was intrigued by the evolving nexus of environmental justice and sustainable development and the evidence of lack of social justice in the case histories.