Science and politics in the international environment / edited by Neil E. Harrison and Gary C. Bryner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harrison, Neil E., 1949-

Bryner, Gary C., 1951-2010.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--International cooperation.

Environmental policy.

Environmental sciences--International cooperation.

Environmental sciences.

Physical Description:

xiv, 379 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]

Summary:

Science is central to understanding most environmental problems and the solutions proposed to remedy them. But environmental issues are highly emotive, attracting extremists from across the political spectrum even in the rarified air of international politics. This book seeks to explain what 'science' and 'politics' are in the context of environmental policymaking and how the interplay of science and politics influences international environmental policy. It uses original case studies to explore the interaction of science and politics across a wide range of international environmental issues including climate change, transboundary conflicts, and international forest management. Many of the chapters are collaborations between scholars from the natural and social sciences, offering a unique combination of perspectives on common environmental challenges worldwide.

Contents:

1 Thinking about Science and Politics / Neil E. Harrison, Gary C. Bryner 1

Part I Regional Issues 17

2 A Case Study of Two Mexican Biosphere Reserves: The Upper Gulf of California and Colorado River Delta and the El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserves / Richard C. Brusca, Gary C. Bryner 21

3 Scientists and Scientific Uncertainty in EU Policy Processes: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and Bovine Hormones / M. Leann Brown 53

Part II Global Issues 81

4 Science and International Climate Change Policy / Marvin S. Soroos 83

5 Political Responses to Changing Uncertainty in Climate Science / Neil E. Harrison 109

Part III Science and Precaution 139

6 Using Science, Ignoring Science: Lake Acidification in Ontario / Don Munton 143

7 Lost in the Woods: International Forest Policy / Radoslav Dimitrov 173

Part IV Science, Ideas, and Culture 203

8 Localizing Universal Science: Acid Rain Science and Policy in Europe, North America, and East Asia / Kenneth E. Wilkening 209

9 The Effectiveness of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea in Resolving International Fisheries Disputes: The Southern Bluefin Tuna Case / Jeremy Firestone, Tom Polacheck 241

10 No Fence Can Stop It: Debating Dioxin Drift from a Small U.S. Town to Arctic Canada / Michael S. Carolan, Michael M. Bell 271

11 International Cooperation in Environmental Politics: Ecosystem Management of the Great Lakes and the Baltic Sea / James Eflin 297

Part V Beyond Case Studies 325

12 Toward Theory / Neil E. Harrison, Gary C. Bryner 327

Appendix Teaching with Case Studies / Neil E. Harrison 351.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0742520196

074252020X

OCLC:

52887264