Global environmental politics.
Contributors: Downie, David Leonard.; Brown, Janet Welsh.; Porter, Gareth, 1942-
Edition: 4th ed. / Pamela S. Chasek, David L. Downie, Janet Welsh Brown.
Series: Dilemmas in world politics
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780813343327
Subjects: Environmental policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rev. ed of: Global environmental politics / Gareth Porter, Janet Welsh Brown, and Pamela S. Chasek. 3rd ed. 2000.
Table of contents: title: List of acronyms. The emergence of global environmental politics. Global macrotrends -- An introduction to global environmental politics -- International regimes in environmental politics -- Paradigm shift and environmental politics -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Actors in the environmental arena.Nation-state actors : roles and interests -- International organizations as actors -- Regional and other multilateral organizations as actors -- Nongovernmental organizations as actors -- Corporations as actors -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- The development of environmental regimes : eleven case studies. Transboundary air pollution -- Ozone depletion -- Climate change -- International toxic waste trade -- Toxic chemicals -- Whaling -- International trade in endangered species -- Biodiversity loss -- Fisheries depletion -- Desertification -- Forests -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Effective environmental regimes : obstacles and opportunities. Obstacles to creating strong environmental regimes -- Obstacles to complying with global environmental conventions -- Opportunities to improve compliance -- Increasing financial resources for implementing global environmental regimes -- Conclusion -- Discussion questions -- Economics, development and the future of environmental politics -- North-south inequalities and the environment -- Trade and the environment -- Environment and development -- Conclusion : the prospects for global environmental politics -- Discussion questions -- Notes -- Suggested readings -- List of internet resources -- Glossary -- Chronology.