Despite sporadic news coverage of extreme weather events, high-level climate change diplomacy, special UN days of celebration, and popular media references to impending ecological collapse, most students are not exposed to the detailed presentation and analysis of the international relations and diplomacy of environmental policy-making.
Comprehensive and accessibly written for first-year or second-year undergraduates, the second edition of Global Ecopolitics provides students with a panoramic view of the policymakers and the structuring bodies involved in the creation of environmental policies. Detailing a considerable amount of environmental activity since its initial 2012 publication, this up-to-date second edition uses an applicable framework of systemic analysis and important case studies that push students to form their own conclusions about past efforts, present needs, and future directions.
By:
Peter Stoett
Assisted by:
Shane Mulligan
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Edition: 2nd ed.
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9781487587895
ISBN 10: 1487587899
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 08 April 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Acronyms Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments 1. Planetary Anxiety and Collective Dilemmas Sovereignty, Global Governance, and Public Goods Shades of Green The Crosscutting Dilemma: Our Growing Numbers War, Conflict, and Ecology Delving Deeper into Global Ecopolitics 2. International Arrangements: Actors and Effectiveness Multi-Scaled Adaptive Governance Individuals and Communities Governments and Governance International Law and Institutions Wicked Problems: Measuring Effectiveness in International Arrangements 3. Conserving Biodiversity and Wildlife Rising Concerns: The Historical Context The Convention on Biological Diversity The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna Redefining the Wealth of Nations 4. Deforestation and Land Degradation Deforestation The International Tropical Timber Agreement Desertification The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Taking Root 5. Air Pollution and Climate Change Atmospheric Pollution The Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) The Ozone Layer Arrangement The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Deep Breaths 6. Blue Peril: Oceans and Rivers The Poles The Oceans Crises UNCLOS Freshwater Scarcity The Veins of Life: Shared River Arrangements Surviving the Tides 7. Trade and the Global Environment Toxic Trade The Basel Convention on Trade in Hazardous Substances The WTO and the Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) Toward Ethical Investments 8. Governance Gaps and Green Goals Invasive Alien Species Nanotechnology Global Tourism Food Security A Global Energy Strategy? Our Plastic World Conclusion: Fatigue or Momentum? 9. Concluding Thoughts toward a Humane Global Ecopolitics Moving From Angst to Resolve Afterword: What Can You Do? References Index
Peter J. Stoett is Dean of the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute Of Technology. Shane Mulligan is an environmental consultant and policy researcher based in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario.
Reviews for Global Ecopolitics: Crisis, Governance, and Justice, Second Edition
Global Ecopolitics offers a compelling expose of the environmental challenges of our time, including known and persistent problems such as air and ocean pollution, climate change, deforestation, and loss of biodiversity, as well as new complex concerns such as invasive alien species, food security, nanotechnology, and energy production. It argues convincingly that effective, permanent, and consensual solutions must be rooted in adaptive governance and effective institutions at all levels and is a must-read for students and policymakers alike. - Maria Ivanova, University of Massachusetts Boston
