Protection of environmental assets in urban Africa: Regional and Sub-Regional Human Rights and Practical Environmental Protection Mechanisms
Protection of environmental assets in urban Africa: Regional and Sub-Regional Human Rights and Practical Environmental Protection Mechanisms
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非洲城市环境资产的保护：区域和次区域人权与实用环境保护机制
DOI：
10.1080/1323238x.2018.1480235
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发表时间：
2018
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通讯作者：
M. Nyarko
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作者：
Michael Addaney;E. Boshoff;M. Nyarko
摘要非洲的快速城市化正在导致非洲大陆环境资源的严重退化，特别是在城市地区。人们还越来越担心，非洲各国政府可能会陷入一条“先污染，后治理”的发展道路，这条道路可能是不可弥补的、昂贵的和浪费的。这也可能导致所有城市居民，特别是弱势群体的福利减少。这一趋势对环境权，特别是弱势个人和社区的健康、食物、水和住房人权产生了负面影响。本文采用理论方法和基于人权的方法，探讨了在非洲大陆快速城市化背景下人权与环境保护之间的交叉点。本文的主要目的是探讨环境保护的区域人权方法是否以及在多大程度上保障非洲国家层面城市化背景下的环境资产。本文讨论了非洲背景下人权与环境保护之间的关系，并讨论了城市化背景下人权与环境保护的关键问题。
ABSTRACT The rapid urbanisation in Africa is resulting in the vigorous degradation of the continent’s environmental resources, especially in urban areas. There is also a growing fear that African governments may become locked into a ‘grow dirty now, clean up later’ development path that may be irreparable, expensive and wasteful. This may also result in a reduction of the welfare of all city dwellers, especially vulnerable groups. This trajectory has negative impacts on environmental rights and particularly the human rights of vulnerable individuals and communities to health, food, water and housing. Adopting a doctrinal method and a human rights-based approach, this article explores the intersection between human rights and environmental protection in the context of rapid urbanisation on the African continent. The main aim of the article is to examine whether, and to what extent, a regional human rights approach to environmental protection safeguards environmental assets in the context of urbanisation at the national level in Africa. The article discusses the nexus between human rights and environment protection in the African context and addresses key issue of human rights and environmental conservation in the context of urbanisation.