Global environmental politics /
Chasek, Pamela S., 1961-
Global environmental politics / Pamela S. Chasek, David L. Downie, Janet Welsh Brown. - Sixth edition. - xxvii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Dilemmas in world politics . - Dilemmas in world politics .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-394) and index.
Chronology
The emergence of global environmental politics
Actors in the environmental arena
The development of environmental regimes : chemicals, wastes and climate change
The development of environmental regimes : natural resources, species and habitats
Effective environmental regimes : obstacles and opportunities
Environmental politics and sustainable development
The future of global environmental politics
Although discussions about the global environment are now a daily occurrence--from companies touting energy-saving products to politicians debating how to best address environmental concerns--it remains a topic plagued by misinformation and ideologically skewed arguments. For more than twenty years, Global Environmental Politics has provided an up to date, accurate, and unbiased introduction to the world's most pressing environmental issues, and this new edition continues the tradition.
9780813348964 (pbk.) 081334896X (pbk.)
2013002230
Environmental policy.
Política ambiental
Protección del medio ambiente
GE 170 / C487g 2014
363.7/056
Global environmental politics / Pamela S. Chasek, David L. Downie, Janet Welsh Brown. - Sixth edition. - xxvii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Dilemmas in world politics . - Dilemmas in world politics .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-394) and index.
Chronology
The emergence of global environmental politics
Actors in the environmental arena
The development of environmental regimes : chemicals, wastes and climate change
The development of environmental regimes : natural resources, species and habitats
Effective environmental regimes : obstacles and opportunities
Environmental politics and sustainable development
The future of global environmental politics
Although discussions about the global environment are now a daily occurrence--from companies touting energy-saving products to politicians debating how to best address environmental concerns--it remains a topic plagued by misinformation and ideologically skewed arguments. For more than twenty years, Global Environmental Politics has provided an up to date, accurate, and unbiased introduction to the world's most pressing environmental issues, and this new edition continues the tradition.
9780813348964 (pbk.) 081334896X (pbk.)
2013002230
Environmental policy.
Política ambiental
Protección del medio ambiente
GE 170 / C487g 2014
363.7/056