ABSTRACT

This handbook provides a comprehensive and authoritative survey of Global Environmental Politics. It brings together leading international academic experts and features 40 chapters that:

  • Describe the history of global environmental politics as a discipline and explain the various theories and perspectives used by scholars and students to understand it.
  • Examine the key actors and institutions in global environmental politics, explaining the role of states, international organizations, regimes, international law, foreign policy institutions, domestic politics, corporations and transnational actors.
  • Address the ideas and themes shaping the practice and study of global environmental politics, including sustainability, consumption, expertise, uncertainty, security, diplomacy, North-South relations, globalisation, justice, ethics, participation and citizenship.
  • Assess the key issues and policies within global environmental politics, including energy, climate change, ozone depletion, air pollution, acid rain, sustainable transport, persistent organic pollutants, hazardous wastes, water, rivers, wetlands, oceans, fisheries, marine mammals, biodiversity, migratory species, natural heritage, forests, desertification, food and agriculture.

With an in-depth new preface by the Editor, this edition of the handbook is an invaluable resource for students, scholars, researchers and practitioners of environmental politics, environmental studies, environmental science, geography, international relations and political science.

part |2 pages

PART II Actors and institutions in global environmental politics

part |2 pages

PART III Ideas and themes in global environmental politics

chapter 15|16 pages

Sustainability: foundational principles

chapter 16|10 pages

Consumption: institutions and actors

part |2 pages

PART IV Key issues and policies in global environmental politics

chapter 28|12 pages

Energy and climate change

chapter 29|15 pages

Stratospheric ozone depletion

chapter 30|12 pages

Air pollution and acid rain

chapter 31|11 pages

Sustainable transport and infrastructure

chapter 32|16 pages

Persistent organic pollutants

chapter 33|12 pages

Hazardous wastes

chapter 34|14 pages

Water, rivers and wetlands

chapter 38|12 pages

Forests

chapter 39|14 pages

Desertification

chapter 40|13 pages

Food and agriculture