Handbook of Globalization and the Environment

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-1-57444-553-4
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 616 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1224 g

Reihe: Public Administration and Public Policy

Proponents of globalization argue that it protects the global environment from degradation and promotes worldwide sustainable economic growth while opponents argue the exact opposite. Examining the local, national, and international impacts of globalization, the Handbook of Globalization and the Environment explores strategies and solutions that support healthy economic growth, protect the environment, and create a more equitable world.

The book sets the stage with coverage of global environmental issues and policies. It explores international sustainable development, the evolution of global warming policy, transborder air pollution, desertification, space and the global environment, and human right to water. Building on this foundation, the editors discuss global environmental organizations and institutions with coverage of the UN's role in globalization, the trade-environment nexus, the emergence of NGOs, and an analysis of the state of global environmental knowledge and awareness from an international and comparative perspective.

Emphasizing the effects of increasingly integrated global economy on the environment and society, the book examines environmental management and accountability. It addresses green procurement, provides an overview of U.S. environmental regulation and the current range of voluntary and mandatory pollution prevention mechanisms in use, explores a two-pronged approach to establishing a sustainable procurement model, and examines a collaborative community-based approach to environmental regulatory compliance. The book concludes with an analysis of controversial issues, such as eco-terrorism, North-South disputes, environmental justice, the promotion of economic growth through globalization in less developed countries, and the ability of scientists to communicate ideas so that policy makers can use science in decision making.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Professional, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thai, Khi V.

Rahm, Dianne

Coggburn, Jerrell D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Globalisierung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Globalisierung, Transformationsprozesse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Global Environmental Issues and Policies. Global Environmental Organizations and Institutions. Environmental Management and Accountability. Controversies in Globalization and the Environment.

Über Autor(innen)

Khi V. Thai (Florida Atlantic University, School of Public Administration, Boca Raton, USA) (Edited by) , Dianne Rahm (University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, USA) (Edited by) , Jerrell D. Coggburn (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA) (Edited by)