Prospects for environmental change / edited by Andrew Blowers and Pieter Glasbergen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blowers, Andrew.

Glasbergen, P.

Series:

Environmental policy in an international context ; v. 3.

Environmental policy in an international context ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy.

Environmental policy--International cooperation.

Environmental policy--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Arnold ; New York : Wiley, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Environmental Policy in an International Context

Contents:

Front Cover; Prospects for Environmental Change; Copyright Page; Contents; About the contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1. Sovereign States and International Regimes; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The state and civil society; 1.3 Co-operation between states in a transnational societal context; 1.4 Regimes, global learning and the re-definition of sovereignty; Chapter 2. Non-Governmental Organisations and Environmental Policies; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The nature, diversity and growth of environmental NGOs; 2.3 Constraints and opportunities; 2.4 NGOs as agents/actors

2.5 Assessing NGO influence on environmental policies2.6 Conclusion; Chapter 3. Business and Environmental Policies; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Alternative approaches to business-related environmental policy; 3.3 Constraints and opportunities; 3.4 The debate over self-regulation; 3.5 Sustainable development, international trade and the global economy; 3.6 Conclusion; Chapter 4. International Trade and Environmental Policies; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 International trade and resource use; 4.3 Development and trade; 4.4 The international trading order: GATT/WTO; 4.5 Criteria for an optimum policy

4.6 International environmental agreements4.7 Conclusion; Chapter 5. International Co-Operation: The European Union; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The first period: 1957-1972; 5.3 The second period: 1972-1986; 5.4 The third period: 1987-1993; 5.5 The fourth period: from 1993 to the present day; 5.6 Constraints and opportunities on environmental policy making; Chapter 6. The Scope for East-West Co-Operation; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The environmental legacy of communist rule; 6.3 EU involvement in East and Central Europe: situating environmental policy in a wider framework of interests

6.4 EU policy towards East and Central Europe6.5 Conclusion; Chapter 7. The Scope for North-South Co-Operation; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Tracing the Third World; 7.3 Development versus environment; 7.4 The road to Rio; 7.5 Conclusion: the scope for North-South co-operation; Chapter 8. Implementing International Environmental Policies; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 International regimes and the nation state; 8.3 Environmental problem solving in the context of the European Union; 8.4 Ecological modernisation and regulatory change in the member states of the European Union

8.5 Conclusion: co-governance and the problem-solving capacity of the nation stateChapter 9. Policy Scenarios for Sustainable Development; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Environmental policy and sustainable development; 9.3 Sustainable development as a policy tool; 9.4 Exploring sustainable developments; 9.5 Sustainable development- the challenge to environmental policy in an international context; Chapter 10. Environment and Society: Shaping the Future; 10.1 A transforming moment?; 10.2 Some characteristics of contemporary environmental problems; 10.3 Some characteristics of contemporary society

10.4 The social conditions for environmental change

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [284]-295) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-03393-6

9786611033934

0-08-053115-6

OCLC:

476109943