7 - Ethics, Policy, and Trajectories for Environmental Violence

Summary

In this concluding chapter I present major points of action suggested by the application of the EV model to the case studies and discuss the ethics and policy approaches that can either detract from, or effectively guide, future actions to reduce EV in the human niche. I outline several frameworks and potential trajectories that may guide thinking and action in (re)imagining our future and the role of EV in it. The aim is to set the foundation for future work by researchers, practitioners, and others to build on using the EV framework. This volume is not the place to complete this pursuit, however, because EV is manifold: the only way to address EV holistically is to explore many paths. A final task that remains is to forge a chart of the most relevant ethical approaches and potential policy pathways to reducing EV, and to, likewise, chart the foreseen impact of each approach on the human niche. These outlines of future ethical approaches and policy pathways will guide the continued exploration of the EV model.