Reconciling human existence with ecological integrity: science, ethics, economics and law

Foreword / David Suzuki

Preface / Jack Manno

Pt. I. Overview: Foundations of Ecological Integrity

Introduction / Laura Westra and Klaus Bosselmann

1. Ecological Integrity: Its History, Its Future and the Development of the Global Ecological Integrity Group / Laura Westra

2. Attaining a Sustainable Society / James Karr

3. Modest Proposal about How to Proceed in Order to Solve the Problem of Inherent Moral Value in Nature / Konrad Ott

4. Earth Charter, Ethics and Global Governance / Brendan Mackey

5. Ecological Integrity as an Emerging Global Public Good / Philippe Crabbe and Jack Manno

Pt. II. Ecological Integrity and Biological Integrity: The Interface

Introduction / Laura Westra and Klaus Bosselmann

6. Ecological Integrity and Human Rights / Prue Taylor

7. Eco-epidemiology: On the Need to Measure Health Effects from Global Change / Colin L. Soskolne

8. Finding 'Paradise' in a Complex Web: The Inter-relation of Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Human Health / Carijn Beumer, Maud Huynen and Pim Martens

Pt. III. Ecological Integrity and Environmental Justice

Introduction / Laura Westra

9. Aligned: Global Justice and Ecology / Thomas Pogge

10. Indigenous Rights as a Mechanism to Promote Environmental Sustainability / Bradford Morse

11. Human Right to Water: An Ethical Position or a Realizable Goal? / Joseph Dellapenna

12. Case for Understanding Inadequate National Responses to Climate Change as Human Rights Violations / Don Brown

Pt. IV. Ecological Integrity, Climate Change and Energy

Introduction / Helmut Burkhardt and Richard Westra

13. How the World Bank could Lead the World in Alleviating Climate Change / Robert Goodland and Simon Counsell

14. Ecological and Energy Integrity of Corn Ethanol Production / David Pimentel

15. Global Integrity and Utility Regulation: Constructing a Sustainable Economy / Peter Miller

Pt. V. Future Policy Paths for Ecological Integrity

Introduction / Laura Westra

16. What Covenant Sustains Us? / Ron Engel

17. Confounding Integrity: Humanity as Dissipative Structure / William Rees

18. Socio-material Communication in Eco-sustainable Societies of the Future / Richard Westra

19. Way Forward: Governance for Ecological Integrity / Klaus Bosselmann.