Environmental politics and policy / John McCormick
Publication details: London : Palgrave : Red Globe Press, 2018Description: xx, 308 pages : illustration ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781137603999
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Understanding key concepts. Defining the environment --
Politics and policy --
Environmentalism --
Evolution of the environmental debate --
Perspectives on the environment. Science and the environment --
Economics and the environment --
Business and the environment --
Philosophy and the environment --
Security and the environment --
The dynamics of environmental policy. Evolving approaches to environmental policy --
The policy cycle --
Policy at the state level --
Policy at the international level --
Environmental policy instruments --
Actors at the state level. Understanding environmental governance --
Governmental institutions --
Parties and interest groups --
Policy diffusion and convergence --
Environment and development --
Actors at the international level. Understanding international environmental governance --
States and international system --
Intergovernmental organizations --
Treaty secretariats --
International non-governmental organizations --
Air pollution: few sources, many effects. Defining the problem --
The major air pollutants --
Two encouraging stories: leaded fuel and the ozone layer --
Acid pollution: a mix of success and concern --
Water: Quantity vs quality. Managing water supply --
Managing water quality --
Shaping water policy --
Water and ecology: the case of wetlands --
Natural resources: forests, oceans, and fisheries. Defining the problem --
Forests: Domestic or global resources? --
Oceans: A classic common pool resource problem --
Fisheries: Free-for-all on the high seas --
Waste: A failure of consumer society. Defining the problem --
Shaping waste policy --
Toxic and hazardous wastes --
Exporting and dumping waste --
Biodiversity: Species, genes, and ecology. Defining the problem --
The major threats to biodiversity --
Shaping biodiversity policy --
The case of protected areas --
Energy: The slow road to renewables. Defining the problem --
The prospects for renewable energy --
Shaping energy policy --
Climate change: the ultimate global test. Defining the problem --
Shaping climate change policy --
The climate change convention --
To Paris and beyond --
Glossary --
References --
Index.
This book provides systematic coverage of the key concepts in the study of environmental politics; the evolution of environmental thinking; the national and international actors involved in environmental policy; and a selection of specific environmental problems including their causes, the challenges and results of addressing them to date.
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