R. Boardman

Governance of Earth Systems

Science and Its Uses

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Science and politics are closely connected in today's global environmental issues. This book focuses on these links in relation to climate change, the threats to wildlife species, and natural hazards and disasters. Study of these reveals the need for more effective international cooperation and the limits of global governance.

Produktdetails

• Global Issues
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-0-230-23770-4
• 2010
• Seitenzahl: 243
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 137mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9780230237704
• ISBN-10: 0230237703
• Artikelnr.: 29737944

Autorenporträt

ROBERT BOARDMAN was formerly McCulloch Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University, Canada. His books include The Political Economy of Nature (2001) and The International Politics of Bird Conservation (2006).

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Preface Acronyms Introduction: Ecological Imagination and Global Society PART I: SCIENCE AND POLICY Environmental Crisis and the Contexts of Science From Systems Complexity to Decisional Uncertainty The Earth Theory Tradition Geosphere-Atmosphere-Biosphere Integration PART II: GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES Theorizing Governance and Community Structures of Environmental Governance Biological Diversity Climate Change Geological Hazards Governance, Science and Earth Systems References Index