Handbook of globalization and the environment / editors, Khi V. Thai, Dianne Rahm, and Jerrell D. Coggburn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thai, Khi V., 1941-

Rahm, Dianne.

Coggburn, Jerrell D.

Series:

Public Administration and Public Policy.

Public administration and public policy ; 131

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--International cooperation.

Environmental policy.

Globalization--Environmental aspects.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (618 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Proponents of globalization argue that it protects the global environment from degradation and promotes worldwide sustainable economic growth while opponents argue the exact opposite. Examining the local, national, and international impacts of globalization, the Handbook of Globalization and the Environment explores strategies and solutions that support healthy economic growth, protect the environment, and create a more equitable world. The book sets the stage with coverage of global environmental issues and policies. It explores international sustainable development, the evolution of global warming policy, transborder air pollution, desertification, space and the global environment, and human right to water. Building on this foundation, the editors discuss global environmental organizations and institutions with coverage of the UN's role in globalization, the trade-environment nexus, the emergence of NGOs, and an analysis of the state of global environmental knowledge and awareness from an international and comparative perspective. Emphasizing the effects of increasingly integrated global economy on the environment and society, the book examines environmental management and accountability. It addresses green procurement, provides an overview of U.S. environmental regulation and the current range of voluntary and mandatory pollution prevention mechanisms in use, explores a two-pronged approach to establishing a sustainable procurement model, and examines a collaborative community-based approach to environmental regulatory compliance. The book concludes with an analysis of controversial issues, such as eco-terrorism, North-South disputes, environmental justice, the promotion of economic growth through globalization in less developed countries, and the ability of scientists to communicate ideas so that policy makers can use science in decision making.

Contents:

Front cover; Preface; The Editors; Contributors; Table of Contents; Chapter 1. Globalization and the Environment: an Introduction; PART I: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND POLICIES; Chapter 2: Sustainable Development in an International Perspective; Chapter 3. European Global Warming Policy; Chapter 4. Transborder Air Pollution; Chapter 5. Desertification; Chapter 6. The Environmental Frontier of Space; Chapter 7. Human Rights to Water; PART II: GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS; Chapter 8. Global Environmental Governance

Chapter 9. The Role of the United Nations: from Stockholm to JohannesburgChapter 10. The World Trade Organization: Free Trade and Its Environmental Impacts; Chapter 11. United Nations Conferences and the Legitimization of Environmental NGOs; Chapter 12. Global Academia: the State of Environmental Learning and Awareness; PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY; Chapter 13. Government Green Procurement in the U.S.: an Approach to Meeting Global Environmental Challenges; Chapter 14. Environmental Management; Chapter 15. Sustainable Waterfront Development in the Great Lakes Basin

Chapter 16. Getting Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Sustainability at the Same Time: What Matters, What Doesn't?Chapter 17. Sustainability Issues in Public Procurement; Chapter 18. Managing Nuclear Waste; Chapter 19. Inter-Agency Collaborative Approaches to Endangered Species Act Compliance and Salmon Recovery in the Pacific Northwest; PART IV: CONTROVERSIES IN GLOBALIZATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT; Chapter 20. Eco-Terrorism: a Natural Reaction of Violence?; Chapter 21. Globalization, Environmental Challenges and North-South Issues

Chapter 22. Environmental Justice: a Global PerspectiveChapter 23. Globalization and Growth of Developing Countries; Chapter 24. Complexity and the Science-Policy Interface; Chapter 25. Multi-Party Environmental Negotiations: the Democratizing Nations of Mexico and Ecuador; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-351-56454-4

1-351-56455-2

1-315-09325-1

1-280-74447-2

9786610744473

1-4200-1693-8

9781315093253

OCLC:

476055451