The environment and international relations / Kate O'Neill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Neill, Kate, 1968- author.

Series:

Themes in international relations.

Themes in international relations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy.

International relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 250 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

The Environment & International Relations

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This exciting textbook introduces students to the ways in which the theories and tools of International Relations can be used to analyse and address global environmental problems. Kate O'Neill develops an historical and analytical framework for understanding global environmental issues, and identifies the main actors and their roles, allowing students to grasp the core theories and facts about global environmental governance. She examines how governments, international bodies, scientists, activists and corporations address global environmental problems including climate change, biodiversity loss, ozone depletion and trade in hazardous wastes. The book represents a new and innovative theoretical approach to this area, as well as integrating insights from different disciplines, thereby encouraging students to engage with the issues, to equip themselves with the knowledge they need, and to apply their own critical insights. This will be invaluable for students of environmental issues both from political science and environmental studies perspectives.

Contents:

Introduction : the environment and international relations

International environmental problems

Actors in international environmental politics

State-led global environmental governance : international cooperation and regime formation

The impacts and effectiveness of environmental treaty regimes

Global economic governance and the environment

Non-state global environmental governance

Conclusions : the environment and international relations in the twenty-first century.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-241) and index.

ISBN:

0-511-73749-1

1-107-19564-0

1-283-32968-9

1-139-13419-1

0-511-80597-7

9786613329684

1-139-12916-3

1-139-13091-9

0-511-47771-6

0-511-47923-9

OCLC:

774393420