Planning for the planet : environmental expertise and the international union for conservation of nature and natural resources, 1960-1980 / Simone Schleper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schleper, Simone (Marie Simone), Author.

Series:

Environment in history ; Volume 16.

The environment in history : international perspectives ; volume 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature conservation--International cooperation--History--20th century.

Nature conservation.

Environmental protection--International cooperation--History--20th century.

Environmental protection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (252 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2019]

Summary:

During the 1960s and 1970s, rapidly growing environmental awareness and concern created unprecedented demand for ecological expertise and novel challenges for ecological advocacy groups such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). This book reveals how, despite their vast scientific knowledge and their attempts to incorporate socially relevant themes, IUCN experts inevitably struggled to make global schemes for nature conservation a central concern for UNESCO, UNEP and other intergovernmental organizations.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

Introduction. Conserving Global Nature

Chapter 1. Old Hands, Pastures New: IUCN and the New Environmental Age

Chapter 2. Classifying Ecosystems: Th e International Biological Program, 1964–1974

Chapter 3. Expertise and Diplomacy: Systems Politics at the UN Stockholm Conference, 1972

Chapter 4. Nature’s Value: Th e Fault Lines in the World Conservation Strategy, 1975–1980

Conclusion. IUCN and Environmental Expertise, 1960s–Present

Appendix. Expert Biographies

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781789202991

178920299X