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Global Environmental Sustainability

Author : Choy Yee Keong
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0128224193
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book Global Environmental Sustainability written by Choy Yee Keong and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Environmental Sustainability: Case Studies and Analysis of the United Nations' Journey toward Sustainable Development presents an integrated, interdisciplinary analysis of sustainable development, addressing global environmental problems in the contemporary world. It critically examines current actions being taken on global and local scales, particularly in relation to the UN's efforts to promote sustainable development. This approach is supported by empirical analysis, drawing upon a host of interweaving insights spanning economics, politics, ecology, environmental philosophy, and ethics, among others. As a result, it offers a comprehensive and well-balanced assessment of the overall perspective of sustainable development supported by in-depth content analysis, theoretical evaluation, empirical and actual case studies premised on solid data, and actual field work. Also, the book marks a milestone in placing the Covid-19 pandemic into a perspective for understanding the universality of human collective environmental behavior and action. By utilizing in-depth analysis, both quantitative and qualitative, and challenging the status quo of what is expected in the global approach to sustainable development, Global Environmental Sustainability provides the theory and methodology of empirical sustainable development which is especially germane to our advanced society today, which is deeply entrenched in a crisis of environmental morality. More particularly, it serves as a salient source of moral reconstitution of society grounded in empirical reality to liberate man's excessive spirit of individualism and self-aggrandizement to the detriment of the environment. Epistemologically, the book furnishes a remarkable tour de force with a new level of analytical insight to help researchers, practitioners, and policymakers in sustainability and environmental science, as well as the many other disciplines involved in sustainable development, to better understand sustainability from a new perspective and provides a methodological direction to pursue solutions going forward. Provides a systematic exposition of sustainable development in all its complexity, with all the chapters complementing each other in an integral way Presents extensive empirical evidence of various environmental problems across the world including China, the United States, Canada, Southeast Asia, South America and Africa, and the extent to which the United Nations has succeeded in driving toward global environmental sustainability Provides a cogent examination of the treatment of our global commons by some of the world's most powerful leaders Includes data from field studies and in-depth interviews with indigenous people in Borneo's rainforests of the Malaysian state of Sarawak most affected by environmental change

Promoting Global Environmental Sustainability and Cooperation

Author : Sofia Idris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781522539926
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Promoting Global Environmental Sustainability and Cooperation written by Sofia Idris and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to natural factors and human activity, nature has been changing since the beginning of time. As the environment continuously undergoes such transitions, it is necessary for society to understand the complex interdependency between nature and humanity to promote global sustainability. Promoting Global Environmental Sustainability and Cooperation is a pivotal reference source featuring the latest scholarly research on the rising awareness of environmental issues and their relationships with sustainable development. While highlighting topics including global governance, international business, and sustainable consumption, this book is ideally designed for environmentalists, developers, policy makers, academicians, researchers, and graduate-level students seeking current research on the globalized world in relation to environmental issues.

Advances in International Environmental Politics

Author : M. Betsill
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137338970
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (373 download)

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Download or read book Advances in International Environmental Politics written by M. Betsill and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-16 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides authoritative and up-to-date research for anyone interested in the study of international environmental politics. It demonstrates how the field of international environmental politics has evolved and identifies key questions, topics and approaches to guide future research.

Essential Concepts of Global Environmental Governance

Author : Jean-Frederic Morin
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136777040
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Book Synopsis Essential Concepts of Global Environmental Governance by : Jean-Frederic Morin

Download or read book Essential Concepts of Global Environmental Governance written by Jean-Frederic Morin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aligning global governance to the challenges of sustainability is one of the most urgent environmental issues to be addressed. This book is a timely and up-to-date compilation of the main pieces of the global environmental governance puzzle. The book is comprised of 101 entries, each defining a central concept in global environmental governance, presenting its historical evolution, introducing related debates and including key bibliographical references and further reading. The entries combine analytical rigour with empirical description. The book: offers cutting edge analysis of the state of global environmental governance, raises an up-to-date debate on global governance for sustainable development, gives an in-depth exploration of current international architecture of global environmental governance, examines the interaction between environmental politics and other fields of governance such as trade, development and security, elaborates a critical review of the recent literature in global environmental governance. This unique work synthesizes writing from an internationally diverse range of well-known experts in the field of global environmental governance. Innovative thinking and high-profile expertise come together to create a volume that is accessible to students, scholars and practitioners alike.

Environmental Sustainability

Author : Raghbendra Jha
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134227329
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (342 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Sustainability written by Raghbendra Jha and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With globalization fast becoming an irreversible process, it is necessary to pay increased attention to the implications for environmental sustainability. However, the so-called environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) argument implies that rapid economic growth in many developing countries should be environmentally unsustainable. Environmental Sustainability addresses this dichotomy and articulates a notion of consumption sustainability that is both universal and pertains to the indefinite future. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of addressing a broad spectrum of sources of environmental degradation and relates this measure to an index of economic achievement more complete than per capita income. As well as the EKC, authors Jha and Murthy also critique the Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) and empirically substantiate the proposition that a certain type of development in the presently high-income countries is primarily responsible for global environmental degradation. Several policy conclusions for global environmental management are also advanced. Throughout, Jha and Murthy comprehensively evaluate existing approaches to environmental sustainability and critically review empirical studies of environmental degradation, and economic development, making this an invaluable source of information for those concerned with environmental economics and political economy.

The Crisis of Global Environmental Governance

Author : Jacob Park
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134059825
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book The Crisis of Global Environmental Governance written by Jacob Park and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than twenty years after the Bruntland Commission report, Our Common Future, we have yet to secure the basis for a serious approach to global environmental governance. The failed 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development showed the need for a new approach to globalization and sustainability. Taking a critical perspective, rooted in political economy, regulation theory, and post-sovereign international relations, this book explores questions concerning the governance of environmental sustainability in a globalizing economy. With contributions from leading international scholars, the book offers a comprehensive framework on globalization, governance, and sustainability, and examines institutional mechanisms and arrangements to achieve sustainable environmental governance. It: considers current failures in the framework of global environmental governance addresses the problematic relationship between sustainability and globalization explores controversies of development and environment that have led to new processes of institution building examines the marketization of environmental policy-making; stakeholder politics and environmental policy-making; socio-economic justice; the political origins of sustainable consumption; the role of transnational actors; and processes of multi-level global governance. This book will be of interest to students and researchers of political science, international studies, political economy and environmental studies.

Approaching global environmental sustainability

Author : Robert J. A. Goodland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Approaching global environmental sustainability written by Robert J. A. Goodland and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Environmental Sustainability

Author : World Bank
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780821376713
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Environmental Sustainability written by World Bank and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2008-08-29 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This evaluation assesses the Bank Group's support for environmental sustainability in both the public and private sectors over the past 15 years. It identifies several crucial constraints that need to be addressed, perhaps most importantly insufficient government commitment to environmental goals and weak institutional capacity to deal with them. But constraints within the Bank Group, including insufficient attention to longer-term sustainable development, must be reduced as well. The Bank Group needs improved systems in place across the World Bank, IFC, and MIGA to monitor environmental outcomes and to assess impacts. Better coordination among the three parts of the Bank Group is also among the key challenges.

Cities and Climate Change

Author : Harriet Bulkeley
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415359160
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (591 download)

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Download or read book Cities and Climate Change written by Harriet Bulkeley and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It argues that the formation and implementation of local climate change policy has been limited by the resources and powers of local government, and by conflicts between economic and environmental objectives.

International Environmental Cooperation and The Global Sustainability Capital Framework

Author : Chenaz B. Seelarbokus
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0323859143
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book International Environmental Cooperation and The Global Sustainability Capital Framework written by Chenaz B. Seelarbokus and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Environmental Cooperation and the Global Sustainability Capital Framework offers an integrated analysis of international environmental cooperation (IEC) and global sustainability. From a strategic management perspective, the book develops the Sustainability Capital Framework for IEC and global sustainability. The book provides an in-depth examination of the significance of state participation in international environmental agreements (IEAs), and analyzes the structure, life cycle, and evolution of IEAs. Through the Sustainability Capital Framework, the book delineates the core drivers, barriers, incentives, and critical success factors for IEC and global sustainability. Develops the Sustainability Capital Framework for IEC and global sustainability from a strategic management perspective Discusses the imperative for IEC through the novel lens of our common vulnerabilities and contingent survivability in the face of global environmental change Presents a detailed discussion of the structure, life cycle, and evolution of IEAs Identifies the core drivers, barriers, incentives, and critical success factors for IEC and global sustainability Analyzes the human and environmental impacts of war, a core barrier to IEC and global sustainability Highlights the human and moral dimensions of global sustainability

An Unfinished Foundation

Author : Ken Conca
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0190232862
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book An Unfinished Foundation written by Ken Conca and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the origins, effectiveness, and limitations of the United Nations system's approach to global environmental governance. It traces the history of the UN's approach, maps its increasingly apparent limits, and suggests needed reforms to use conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding, accountability mechanisms, and rights-based approaches as tools in the UN's environmental work.

Global Justice and Neoliberal Environmental Governance

Author : Chukwumerije Okereke
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134126883
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Book Synopsis Global Justice and Neoliberal Environmental Governance by : Chukwumerije Okereke

Download or read book Global Justice and Neoliberal Environmental Governance written by Chukwumerije Okereke and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-09-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With specific focus on three environmental regimes, this book explores the way that various notions of justice feature both implicitly and explicitly in the design of global environmental policies. In so doing, the dominant conceptions of justice that underpin these policies are identified and, in turn, criticised on the basis of their compatibility with the normative essence of global sustainable development. The book demonstrates that, although moral norms have a far greater impact on regime development than is currently acknowledged, the core policies for the most part remain rooted in two neoliberal interpretations of justice, both of which undermine the ability to achieve sustainable development and international justice."--Jacket

Global Environmental Governance

Author : James Gustave Speth And Peter M. Haas
Publisher : Pearson Education India
ISBN 13 : 9788131709221
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (92 download)

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Book Synopsis Global Environmental Governance by : James Gustave Speth And Peter M. Haas

Download or read book Global Environmental Governance written by James Gustave Speth And Peter M. Haas and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Environmental Governance examines ten major environmental threats- climate disruption, biodiversity loss, acid rain, ozone depletion, deforestation, desertification, freshwater degradation and shortages, decline of marine fisheries, toxic pollutants, and excess nitrogen-and explores how they can be addressed through treaties, governance regimes, and new forms of international cooperation. It also critically examines the serious shortcomings of current efforts and the underlying reasons for the persistence of disturbing trends. This book presents key concepts in international law and regime formation in simple, accessible language, and describes the current institutional landscape, les-sons learned, and new directions need-ed in international governance.

Protecting the Global Environment

Author : Gary C Bryner
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317253388
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Protecting the Global Environment written by Gary C Bryner and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Gary Bryner's brief, readable, capstone book: " Features a forward by Mark A. Boyer Outlines the major environmental challenges facing the world today Applies international relations theory to these challenges Covers such key topics as development, sustainability, and market capitalism Offers a social justice perspective to environmental problems and solutions Borne of an amalgam of social science, fieldwork, and a passionate commitment to justice, this book brings debates about climate change to a new level, compelling readers and researchers to rethink the reasons for reversing global environmental trends. The book lays out three inspirations for improving environmental prospects: effective markets, sustainable development, and environmental justice for the most vulnerable. It also projects three possible scenarios flowing from the success or failure of these inspirations one bleak, one breakthrough, and one of status quo. Gary Bryner is not sanguine about humanity s ability to make the right choices, but this does not deter him from asking us to think beyond our own generation and our own species in urging environmental action now."

Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics

Author : Philipp H. Pattberg
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782545794
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (825 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics written by Philipp H. Pattberg and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-27 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Governance and Politics surveys the broad range of environmental and sustainability challenges in the emerging Anthropocene and scrutinizes available concepts, methodological tools, theories and approaches, as well as overlaps with adjunct fields of study. This comprehensive reference work, written by some of the most eminent academics in the field, contains 68 entries on numerous aspects across 7 thematic areas, including concepts and definitions; theories and methods; actors; institutions; issue-areas; cross-cutting questions; and overlaps with non-environmental fields. With this broad approach, the volume seeks to provide a pluralistic knowledge base of the research and practice of global environmental governance and politics in times of increased complexity and contestation. Providing its readers with a unique point of reference, as well as stimulus for further research, this Encyclopedia is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in the politics of the environment, particularly students, teachers and researchers.

Local Consumption and Global Environmental Impacts

Author : Kuishuang Feng
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317577280
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book Local Consumption and Global Environmental Impacts written by Kuishuang Feng and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes how local consumption, particularly in urban areas, is increasingly met by global supply chains. These supply chains often extend over large geographical distances and have greater global environmental impacts, contributing to pollution, climate change, water scarcity, and deforestation. As consumption is increasingly met by globalized supply chains, causing social, economic, and environmental impacts elsewhere, consumption decisions can unknowingly contribute and reinforce global inequality and exploitation. To account for the impacts of consumption and distribution of wealth we need to analyze global supply and value chains. In this volume, the authors provide an overview of key methods of analysis, including Multi-Regional Input-Output analysis and Life Cycle Assessment. Subsequent chapters connect local consumption to the global consequences of different environmental issues, such as water and land use and stress, greenhouse gases emissions, and other forms of air pollution. Each issue is addressed in an individual chapter, including case studies from China, U.S. and UK. The book will be key reading for students taking courses in environmental sciences, sustainability sciences, ecological economies, and geography.

Global Environmental Governance Reconsidered

Author : Frank Biermann
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262517701
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Global Environmental Governance Reconsidered written by Frank Biermann and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-07-06 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of three major trends in global governance, exemplified by developments in transnational environmental rule-setting. The notion of global governance is widely studied in academia and increasingly relevant to politics and policy making. Yet many of its fundamental elements remain unclear in both theory and practice. This book offers a fresh perspective by analyzing global governance in terms of three major trends, as exemplified by developments in global sustainability governance: the emergence of nonstate actors; new mechanisms of transnational cooperation; and increasingly segmented and overlapping layers of authority. The book, which is the synthesis of a ten-year “Global Governance Project” carried out by thirteen leading European research institutions, first examines new nonstate actors, focusing on international bureaucracies, global corporations, and transnational networks of scientists; then investigates novel mechanisms of global governance, particularly transnational environmental regimes, public-private partnerships, and market-based arrangements; and, finally, looks at fragmentation of authority, both vertically among supranational, international, national, and subnational layers, and horizontally among different parallel rule-making systems. The implications, potential, and realities of global environmental governance are defining questions for our generation. This book distills key insights from the past and outlines the most important research challenges for the future.