International environmental cooperation : politics and diplomacy in Pacific Asia / edited by Paul G. Harris.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harris, Paul G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Asia--International cooperation.

Environmental policy.

Environmental policy--Pacific Area--International cooperation.

Pacific Area cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 328 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

As the twenty-first century commences, the countries of Pacific Asia are grappling with the impact of regional development, industry, and growth on their increasingly acute environmental problems. International Environmental Cooperation: Politics and Diplomacy in Pacific Asia brings together innovative and insightful studies of international environmental politics in this increasingly critical part of the world. The first section of the book examines many of the issues and actors impacting international environmental cooperation, highlighting important themes such as cooperation between developed and developing countries, international justice, and regional environmental security. This section also illustrates key features of specific multilateral environmental agreements and the competing interests of important national bodies, international organizations, multinational corporations, and nongovernmental entities. The second section focuses on environmental diplomacy and regime-building in Pacific Asia, examining issues such as acid rain, nuclear waste, deforestation, and conflict over regional seas. Contributors from Asia, Europe, and North America bring an international perspective to questions of environmental cooperation. International Environmental Cooperation provides policymakers, citizens, scholars and students with essential information for understanding and addressing some of the world's most significant environmental problems.

Contents:

Introduction: International environmental cooperation in Pacific Asia / Paul G. Harris Environmental security in east Asia: defining a common agenda / Lorraine Elliott Environmental security, international cooperation, and U.S. foreign policy toward northeast Asia / Paul G. Harris Reconciling trade and environment in east Asia / Jack N. Barkenbus The Asian Development Bank and environmental diplomacy: limits to the technocratic consensus / Morten Bøås Environmental agreements in southeast Asia: balancing economic interests and regional politics / Giok Ling Ooi, Simon S.C. Tay, and Yue Choong Kog Emerging norms of international justice: global warming and China's changing environment / Donald A. Brown Ecological interdependence and environmental governance in northeast Asia: politics versus cooperation / Sangmin Nam Building environmental regimes in northeast Asia: progress, limitations, and policy options / Shin-wha Lee Problems of environmental cooperation in northeast Asia: the case of acid rain / Wakana Takahashi Toward a greener peace? Nuclear reprocessing, security, and international cooperation in east Asia / Stephanie Tai [and others]Politics of the South China Sea: diplomacy, cooperation, and environmental regimes / Tom Næss Indonesian forest fires: internationalizing a national environmental problem / Allen L. Springer

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-50122-7

9786610501229

0-87081-752-3

OCLC:

614570960