Global Ecopolitics

Crisis, Governance, and Justice, Second Edition

Peter Stoett (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2019
University of Toronto Press (Verlag)
978-1-4875-8790-1 (ISBN)

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This book introduces students to the complex policy dilemmas related to solving global environmental problems today.

Despite sporadic news coverage of extreme weather events, high-level climate change diplomacy, special UN days of celebration, and popular media references to impending ecological collapse, most students are not exposed to the detailed presentation and analysis of the international relations and diplomacy of environmental policy-making.

Comprehensive and accessibly written for first-year or second-year undergraduates, the second edition of Global Ecopolitics provides students with a panoramic view of the policymakers and the structuring bodies involved in the creation of environmental policies. Detailing a considerable amount of environmental activity since its initial 2012 publication, this up-to-date second edition uses an applicable framework of systemic analysis and important case studies that push students to form their own conclusions about past efforts, present needs, and future directions.

Peter J. Stoett is Dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute Of Technology. Shane Mulligan is an environmental consultant and policy researcher based in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario.

List of Acronyms
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments

1. Planetary Anxiety and Collective Dilemmas
Sovereignty, Global Governance, and Public Goods
Shades of Green
The Crosscutting Dilemma: Our Growing Numbers
War, Conflict, and Ecology
Delving Deeper into Global Ecopolitics

2. International Arrangements: Actors and Effectiveness
Multi-Scaled Adaptive Governance
Individuals and Communities
Governments and Governance
International Law and Institutions
Wicked Problems: Measuring Effectiveness in International Arrangements

3. Conserving Biodiversity and Wildlife
Rising Concerns: The Historical Context
The Convention on Biological Diversity
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna
Redefining the Wealth of Nations

4. Deforestation and Land Degradation
Deforestation
The International Tropical Timber Agreement
Desertification
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Taking Root

5. Air Pollution and Climate Change
Atmospheric Pollution
The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP)
The Ozone Layer Arrangement
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Deep Breaths

6. Blue Peril: Oceans and Rivers
The Poles
The Oceans Crises
UNCLOS
Freshwater Scarcity
The Veins of Life: Shared River Arrangements
Surviving the Tides

7. Trade and the Global Environment
Toxic Trade
The Basel Convention on Trade in Hazardous Substances
The WTO and the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
Toward Ethical Investments

8. Governance Gaps and Green Goals
Invasive Alien Species
Nanotechnology
Global Tourism
Food Security
A Global Energy Strategy?
Our Plastic World
Conclusion: Fatigue or Momentum?

9. Concluding Thoughts toward a Humane Global Ecopolitics
Moving From Angst to Resolve
Afterword: What Can You Do?

References
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	17.05.2019
Mitarbeit	Assistent: Shane Mulligan
Zusatzinfo	2 text boxes
Verlagsort	Toronto
Sprache	englisch
Maße	165 x 235 mm
Gewicht	510 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
ISBN-10	1-4875-8790-2 / 1487587902
ISBN-13	978-1-4875-8790-1 / 9781487587901
Zustand	Neuware