Global environmental governance / James Gustave Speth, Peter M. Haas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Speth, James Gustave.

Contributor:

Haas, Peter M.

Series:

Foundations of contemporary environmental studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental economics--International cooperation.

Environmental economics.

Environmental management--International cooperation.

Environmental management.

Environmental policy--International cooperation.

Environmental policy.

Environmental degradation.

Physical Description:

xii, 179 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Island Press, c2006.

Summary:

Global Environmental Governance tells the story of how the community of nations, nongovernmental organizations, scientists, and multinational corporations have in recent decades created an unprecedented set of laws and institutions intended to help solve large-scale environmental problems.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyrights Page

Table of Contents

Preface

I: Introduction: Toward Planetary Stewardship

II: Global-Scale Environmental Challenges

III: From Stockholm to Johannesburg: First Attempt at Global Environmental Governance

IV: Environmental Accord: Treaties and International Environmental Law

V: Key Actors, Expanding Roles: The United Nations, International Organizations, and Civil Society

VI: Paths to the Future: A Second Attempt at Global Environmental Governance?

Questions for Discussion

References

Further Reading

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-165) and index.

ISBN:

1-59726-605-1

1-4294-8597-3

OCLC:

923188517