Environmental Politics and Policy

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-137-60400-2
Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL

Buch, Englisch, 308 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 6151 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McCormick, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Internationale Zusammenarbeit (Recht, Kultur, Umwelt etc.)

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- 1. Understanding Key Concepts.- 2. Perspectives on the Environment.- 3. The Dynamics of Environmental Policy.- 4. Actors at the State Level.- 5. Actors at the International Level.- 6. Air Pollution: Few Sources, Many Effects.- 7. Water: Quantity vs. Quality.- 8. Natural Resources: Forests, Oceans and Fisheries.- 9. Waste: A Failure of Consumer Society.- 10. Biodiversity: Species, Genes and Ecology.- 11. Energy: The Slow Road to Renewables.- 12. Climate Change: The Ultimate Global Test.

Über Autor(innen)

John McCormick is Professor of Political Science, Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA, and is author of a number of Red Globe Press’s bestselling books in politics, including Comparative Government and Politics (with Rod Hague and Martin Harrop), Understanding the European Union and European Union Politics.