Environmental Justice and Quality of Life

In this talk, the speaker will first apply the theory of justice to analysing the distribution of environmental impacts at a global, country, regional, and neighbourhood level. Then the speaker will review, for correcting environmental injustice, public protests and environmental movements have pressured the government to change the paradigm of development. Lastly, the speaker will discuss how quality of life and happiness have guided some pioneer countries in their national development planning. Of course, the implications for Hong Kong will also be discussed.

Speaker: Prof. Wanxin LI
Medium of Language: English

Interested secondary schools are welcome to contact the School at the following methods for arrangement.
By email: see.enquiry@cityu.edu.hk
By fax: 3442 0688