Latin America in Times of Global Environmental Change / Cristian Lorenzo, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lorenzo, Cristian.

ProQuest ebook central.

Series:

Latin American studies book series

The Latin American studies book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Government policy--Latin America.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Government policy.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Intro; Preface; Introduction; Contents; Contributors; 1 The Global Environment Facility and Latin American Countries; 1 Introduction; 2 The GEF: General Profile; 3 Current Governance; 4 Budget; 5 Environmental Discourse; 5.1 Global Commons and Planet Boundaries; 6 Conclusions; References; 2 Challenges of Latin America in the Global Environmental Geopolitics of the Twenty-First Century; 1 Introduction; 2 Latin America in the Geopolitics of the First Half of the Twenty-First Century; 3 Latin America in the Face of the Growing Tension Between China and the USA; 4 Conclusion; Bibliography

3 Dilemmas of South American Natural Resources. The Case of South American Transboundary Basins and Integration1 Introduction; 2 Concerns About Impacts on the Environment; 3 Tensions/Conflicts Between the Actors Involved; 4 Development of New Mechanisms (and the Deepening of Existing Ones) that Allow Comprehensive Management of the Subject; 5 Basins Considered in the Analysis; 5.1 Amazon River Basin; 5.2 Cuenca del Plata; 5.3 Madeira River Basin; 5.4 Guarani Aquifer; 6 Balance; References

4 Scientific Knowledge Regarding Natural Resources in Latin America: Conditioning Factors and Strategic Challenges for the Region1 Introduction; 2 Evidence in Literature; 3 Discussion; 3.1 International Collaborations; 3.2 Language Barrier; 3.3 Conflicting Priorities Between Local and Foreign Scientific Agendas; 3.4 Gender: Visibility, Participation and Equal Opportunities; 4 Conclusions; References; 5 Identity-Based Cooperation in the Multilateral Negotiations on Climate Change: The Group of 77 and China; 1 Introduction; 2 Identity and Constructivist Approach

3 The G77 and China as Identity Representation of the South Climate Cooperation4 Latin American and the Caribbean and Its Solidarity System; 5 Conclusions; References; 6 Environmental Concern in the Global South: Tackling the Post-materialist Thesis and the Impact of Ideology; 1 Introduction; 2 Public Opinion and the Environment; 2.1 The Role of Ideology; 2.2 The Role of Post-materialist Values; 2.3 Other Drivers of Public Concern on the Environment; 3 Empirical Testing; 3.1 Research Design; 3.2 Results and Analysis; 4 Final Remarks; References; 7 Climate Change and Tourism in Latin America

1 Characterisation of the Literature Reviewed2 Scientific Sources and International Documents; 3 Dependent Relationship Between Tourism and Climate; 4 Impact of Tourism on Global Warming; 5 Costs for Tourism, Destinations at Risk and Focus on Beach Tourism; 6 The Cursed Trilogy: Underdevelopment, Tropical Location and Dependence on Tourism; 7 Latin American Research: The Centrality of Residents' Opinions; 8 Preference for Subjectivity; 9 Preference for Local Actors; 10 Conclusions; References; 8 Economy and Nature: Perspectives from South America; 1 Introduction

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

2 The Relationship Between Economy and Nature

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Other Format:

Print version: Lorenzo, Cristian Latin America in Times of Global Environmental Change

ISBN:

9783030242541

3030242544

Publisher Number:

99982794039

10.1007/978-3-030-24

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