• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: Global environmental politics
  • Contributor: Chasek, Pamela S. [Author]; Downie, David Leonard [Author]; Brown, Janet Welsh [Author]
  • Published: Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 2014
  • Published in: Dilemmas in world politics
  • Issue: 6. ed.
  • Extent: XXVII, 412 S.; Ill., graf. Darst
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: 9780813348971
  • RVK notation: AR 28100 : Umweltpolitik, (nur Umweltpolitik allg.) Umweltzertifikat (UVP als Planungsinstrument, UVP allg. s. AR 14100)
  • Keywords: Umweltpolitik
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  • Description: Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; Chronology; 1. The Emergence of Global Environmental Politics; Global Macrotrends; An Introduction to Global Environmental Politics; International Regimes in Global Environmental Politics; Paradigms in Global Environmental Politics; Conclusion; 2. Actors in the Environmental Arena; Nation-State Actors: Roles and Interests; Intergovernmental Organizations; Treaty Secretariats; Multilateral Financial Institutions; Regional and Other Multilateral Organizations; Nongovernmental Organizations; Business and Industry

    Conclusion3. The Development of Environmental Regimes: Chemicals, Wastes, and Climate Change; Ozone Depletion; Hazardous Waste; Toxic Chemicals; Climate Change; Conclusion; 4. The Development of Environmental Regimes: Natural Resources, Species, and Habitats; Biodiversity Loss; Whaling; International Trade in Endangered Species; Fisheries Depletion; Desertification; Forests; Conclusion; 5. Effective Environmental Regimes: Obstacles and Opportunities; Obstacles to Creating Strong Environmental Regimes

    Obstacles to Effective National Implementation and Compliance with Global Environmental RegimesOpportunities to Improve Effective Implementation and Compliance; Increasing Financial Resources for Implementing Global Environmental Regimes; Conclusion; 6. Environmental Politics and Sustainable Development; North-South Relations and Sustainable Development; The Social Pillar of Sustainable Development; Economic Development and Trade; Conclusion; 7. The Future of Global Environmental Politics; Sustainable Development and Globalization: Dueling Paradigms

    Global Environmental Governance in a Changing International SystemThe Continuing Evolution of Global Environmental Governance; From the Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Developmental Goals?; Conclusion: The Prospects for Global Environmental Politics; Notes; Index