Governance for the environment
Subtitle: new perspectives
By: Magali A. Delmas, Oran R. Young.
Contributors: Young, Oran R.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780521519380
Subjects: Sustainable development -- Government policy; Environmental policy; Environmentalism -- Economic aspects; Environmentalism -- Political aspects
Description: "We live in an era of human-dominated ecosystems in which the demand for environmental governance is rising rapidly. At the same time, confidence in the capacity of governments to meet this demand is waning. How can we address the resultant governance deficit and achieve sustainable development? This book brings together perspectives from economics, management, and political science in order to identify innovative approaches to governance and bring them to bear on environmental issues. The authors' analysis of important cases demonstrates how governance systems need to fit their specific setting and how effective policies can be developed without relying exclusively on government. They argue that the future of environmental policies lies in coordinated systems that simultaneously engage actors located in the public sector, the private sector, and civil society. Governance for the Environment draws attention to cutting-edge questions for practitioners and analysts interested in environmental governance."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.