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"This handbook brings together leading international academic experts to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of Global Environmental Politics. Featuring 45 up-to-date chapters, the book: Describes the history of global environmental politics as a discipline and explains the various theories and perspectives used by scholars and students to understand it. Examines the key actors and institutions in global environmental politics, explaining the role of states, international organizations, regimes, international law, foreign policy institutions, domestic politics, corporations and transnational actors. Addresses the ideas and themes shaping the practice and study of global environmental politics, including sustainability, consumption, expertise, uncertainty, security, diplomacy, North-South relations, globalization, justice, ethics, participation and citizenship. Assesses the key issues and policies within global environmental politics, including energy, climate change, ozone depletion, air pollution, acid rain, sustainable transport, persistent organic pollutants, hazardous wastes, rivers, wetlands, oceans, fisheries, marine mammals, biodiversity, migratory species, natural heritage, forests, desertification, food and agriculture. With an in-depth introduction by the editor, this new edition has been fully updated and includes new chapters on plastics, controversies in global environmental politics, the Anthropocene, climate change, energy, and earth system governance. It will be an invaluable resource for students, scholars, researchers and practitioners of environmental politics, environmental studies, environmental science, geography, international relations and political science"--

This handbook brings together leading international academic experts to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of global environmental politics. Fully revised, updated and expanded to 45 chapters, the book: • Describes the history of global environmental politics as a discipline and explains the various theories and perspectives used by scholars and students to understand it. • Examines the key actors and institutions in global environmental politics, explaining the roles of states, international organizations, regimes, international law, foreign policy institutions, domestic politics, corporations and transnational actors. • Addresses the ideas and themes shaping the practice and study of global environmental politics, including sustainability, consumption, expertise, uncertainty, security, diplomacy, North-South relations, globalization, justice, ethics, public participation and citizenship. • Assesses the key issues and policies within global environmental politics, including energy, climate change, ozone depletion, air pollution, acid rain, transport, persistent organic pollutants, hazardous wastes, rivers, wetlands, oceans, fisheries, marine mammals, biodiversity, migratory species, natural heritage, forests, desertification, food and agriculture. This second edition includes new chapters on plastics, climate change, energy, earth system governance and the Anthropocene. It is an invaluable resource for students, scholars, researchers and practitioners of environmental politics, environmental studies, environmental science, geography, globalization, international relations and political science.

"This handbook brings together leading international academic experts to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of Global Environmental Politics. Featuring 45 up-to-date chapters, the book: Describes the history of global environmental politics as a discipline and explains the various theories and perspectives used by scholars and students to understand it. Examines the key actors and institutions in global environmental politics, explaining the role of states, international organizations, regimes, international law, foreign policy institutions, domestic politics, corporations and transnational actors. Addresses the ideas and themes shaping the practice and study of global environmental politics, including sustainability, consumption, expertise, uncertainty, security, diplomacy, North-South relations, globalization, justice, ethics, participation and citizenship. Assesses the key issues and policies within global environmental politics, including energy, climate change, ozone depletion, air pollution, acid rain, sustainable transport, persistent organic pollutants, hazardous wastes, rivers, wetlands, oceans, fisheries, marine mammals, biodiversity, migratory species, natural heritage, forests, desertification, food and agriculture. With an in-depth introduction by the editor, this new edition has been fully updated and includes new chapters on plastics, controversies in global environmental politics, the Anthropocene, climate change, energy, and earth system governance. It will be an invaluable resource for students, scholars, researchers and practitioners of environmental politics, environmental studies, environmental science, geography, international relations and political science"--

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I. The Challenge -- 1 Global Climate Change -- 2 Justice in a Changing World -- Part II. International Justice -- 3 International Environmental Justice -- 4 International Justice and Climate Change -- Part III. Global Justice -- 5 Cosmopolitan Ethics and Justice -- 6 Affluence, Consumption and Atmospheric Pollution -- 7 Cosmopolitan Diplomacy and Climate Policy -- 8 The Unavoidability of Global Justice -- References -- Index

"This handbook brings together leading international academic experts to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of Global Environmental Politics. Featuring 45 up-to-date chapters, the book: Describes the history of global environmental politics as a discipline and explains the various theories and perspectives used by scholars and students to understand it. Examines the key actors and institutions in global environmental politics, explaining the role of states, international organizations, regimes, international law, foreign policy institutions, domestic politics, corporations and transnational actors. Addresses the ideas and themes shaping the practice and study of global environmental politics, including sustainability, consumption, expertise, uncertainty, security, diplomacy, North-South relations, globalization, justice, ethics, participation and citizenship. Assesses the key issues and policies within global environmental politics, including energy, climate change, ozone depletion, air pollution, acid rain, sustainable transport, persistent organic pollutants, hazardous wastes, rivers, wetlands, oceans, fisheries, marine mammals, biodiversity, migratory species, natural heritage, forests, desertification, food and agriculture. With an in-depth introduction by the editor, this new edition has been fully updated and includes new chapters on plastics, controversies in global environmental politics, the Anthropocene, climate change, energy, and earth system governance. It will be an invaluable resource for students, scholars, researchers and practitioners of environmental politics, environmental studies, environmental science, geography, international relations and political science"--

"This book provides an overview of current thinking about marine governance in the context of global environmental change. It provides a review of current thinking about marine environmental governance, including law and policy, in the context of global environmental change. Initial chapters describe international law, regimes, and leadership in marine environmental governance, in the process considering how existing regimes for climate change and the oceans should and can be coordinated. This is followed by an exploration of the role of non-state actors, including scientists, nongovernmental organisations, and corporations. The next section includes a collection of chapters highlighting governance schemes in a variety of marine environments and regions, including coastlines, islands, coral reefs, the open ocean, and regional seas. Subsequent chapters examine emerging issues in marine governance, including plastic pollution, maritime transport, sustainable development, environmental justice, and human rights"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- PART I: Introduction -- 1 Global environmental politics: charting the domain -- PART II: Explaining and understanding global environmental politics -- 2 The discipline of global environmental politics: a short history -- 3 Mainstream theories: realism, rationalism and revolutionism -- 4 Alternative theories: constructivism, Marxism, critical theory and feminism -- 5 The study of global environmental politics: strategies for research and learning -- 6 Advanced scholarship: interdisciplinary research at the science-policy interface -- PART III: Actors and institutions in global environmental politics -- 7 States: nations, sovereignty and the international system -- 8 International organizations: global and regional environmental cooperation -- 9 International environmental regimes: formation, effectiveness, trends and challenges -- 10 International environmental law: sources, principles and innovations -- 11 Environmental foreign policy: crossovers among levels of governance -- 12 Comparative environmental politics: contributions from an emerging field -- 13 Corporations: business and industrial influence -- 14 Transnational actors: nongovernmental organizations, civil society and individuals -- PART IV: Ideas and themes in global environmental politics -- 15 The Anthropocene: rethinking humanity's role in the earth system -- 16 Sustainability: from ideas to action in international relations -- 17 Consumption: institutions and actors -- 18 Expertise: specialized knowledge in environmental politics and sustainability -- 19 Uncertainty: risk, technology and the future -- 20 Environmental security: international scope, national regimes and the human dimension.

"Earth's climate is in crisis. Climate governance has failed. This book diagnoses climate governance as if it were a sick patient, uncovering the fundamental factors causing the worsening climate crisis. It distills decades of global climate negotiations to reveal the features of international relations that are impeding climate action, and it identifies political obstacles to climate governance across a variety of countries in the Americas, Asia and Europe. The psychosocial aspects of climate change are explored to show how human nature, overconsumption and global capitalism conspire to stymy climate action. Remedies are suggested for how to overcome hurdles to effective climate governance internationally and nationally, with ideas provided for individuals to help them align their own interests with those of the global environment. Covering all of the major recent events in climate politics and governance, this is an accessible book for concerned readers who want to understand the climate crisis"

Earth's climate is in crisis. Climate governance has failed. This book diagnoses climate governance as if it were a sick patient, uncovering the fundamental factors causing the worsening climate crisis. It distils decades of global climate negotiations to reveal the features of international relations that are impeding climate action, and it identifies political obstacles to climate governance across a variety of countries in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. The psychosocial aspects of climate change are explored to show how human nature, overconsumption, and global capitalism conspire to stymy climate action. Remedies are suggested for how to overcome hurdles to effective climate governance internationally and nationally, with ideas provided for individuals to help them align their own interests with those of the global environment. Covering all of the major recent events in climate politics and governance, this is an accessible book for concerned readers who want to understand the climate crisis.

Climate Change and Ocean Governance brings together authors from political science and cognate disciplines to examine the political and policy dimensions of climate change for our oceans. The environmental, social and economic consequences of oceanic change present tremendous challenges for governments and other actors. New and innovative policies for governing oceans and seas - and for managing vital marine resources - have never been more important. Existing national and international institutions for marine governance that were created when oceanic conditions were relatively static may not be adequate for a future characterized by continuous oceanic change. Responses to oceanic change will result in winners and losers, and thus will involve politics in all its manifestations. This book reveals the unavoidable connections between climate change, the oceans, and questions of governance. It provides valuable lessons for researchers, policymakers and activists concerned about governing oceanic change into the future.

"This title was first published in 2001. Discussing the implications for the world of embracing - or failing to embrace - international environmental equity, as a core global objective is an essential exercise, which this book undertakes with diligence and vigour. Written in an accessible style, this is essential reading for students of international relations and world politics, global environmental policy and environmental policy and American foreign policy."--Provided by publisher.