Global Environmental Politics: Problems, Policy and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781107121836 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 366 str.

Hayley Stevenson

Opis

This introduction to global environmental politics examines why environmental challenges occur and how we can effectively respond to them.

Recenzje

'Engagingly written, full of detail on the key environmental threats of our time, and offering students contending explanations for both the causes of those problems and responses to them, Global Environmental Politics sets a new benchmark for textbooks in this area'. Peter Newell, University of Sussex

Spis treści

List of acronyms; List of figures; Preface; 1. Global politics and the environment; Part I. Why Do Environmental Problems Occur?: 2. The tragedy of the commons; 3. Population and poverty; 4. Capitalism; Part II. Responding to Global Environmental Problems: 5. Conflict and securitisation - water; 6. Multilateral diplomacy - sustainable development; 7. Transnational governance experiments - climate change; 8. Aid and finance - deforestation; 9. Individualising responsibility - unsustainable consumption; 10. Problem displacement - hazardous substances; 11. Resistance and localisation - unsustainable agriculture; 12. Appraising global environmental governance; Bibliography; Index.