Protecting the global environment / Gary C. Bryner ; foreword by Mark A. Boyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryner, Gary C., 1951-2010, author.

Series:

International studies intensives.

International studies intensives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--Political aspects.

Environmental policy.

Global environmental change--Political aspects.

Global environmental change.

Environmental protection--Political aspects.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

" Gary Bryner's brief, readable, capstone book: " Features a forward by Mark A. Boyer Outlines the major environmental challenges facing the world today Applies international relations theory to these challenges Covers such key topics as development, sustainability, and market capitalism Offers a social justice perspective to environmental problems and solutions Borne of an amalgam of social science, fieldwork, and a passionate commitment to justice, this book brings debates about climate change to a new level, compelling readers and researchers to rethink the reasons for reversing global environmental trends. The book lays out three inspirations for improving environmental prospects: effective markets, sustainable development, and environmental justice for the most vulnerable. It also projects three possible scenarios flowing from the success or failure of these inspirations one bleak, one breakthrough, and one of status quo. Gary Bryner is not sanguine about humanity s ability to make the right choices, but this does not deter him from asking us to think beyond our own generation and our own species in urging environmental action now."

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Introduction: Protecting the Global Environment; 1 Global Environmental Trends; 2 Understanding Global Environmental Politics: Theories of International Relations and Political Science; 3 Capitalism and the Challenge of Making Markets Work; 4 Sustainable Development; 5 Justice and Fairness in Global Environmental Politics; 6 Toward a Sustainable World; Notes; References; Additional Reading; Index; About the Author

Notes:

"First published 2011 by Paradigm Publishers"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 28, 2016).

ISBN:

1-317-25338-8

1-315-63255-1

1-317-25337-X

9781315632551

OCLC:

932338490