Handbook of Globalization And the Environment - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1574445537 ISBN 13 : 9781574445534

Editeur : CRC Press Inc, 2007

Synopsis

Proponents of globalization argue that it protects the global environment from degradation and promotes worldwide sustainable economic growth while opponents argue the exact opposite. Examining the local, national, and international impacts of globalization, the Handbook of Globalization and the Environment explores strategies and solutions that support healthy economic growth, protect the environment, and create a more equitable world. The book sets the stage with coverage of global environmental issues and policies. It explores international sustainable development, the evolution of global warming policy, transborder air pollution, desertification, space and the global environment, and human right to water. Building on this foundation, the editors discuss global environmental organizations and institutions with coverage of the UN's role in globalization, the trade-environment nexus, the emergence of NGOs, and an analysis of the state of global environmental knowledge and awareness from an international and comparative perspective. Emphasizing the effects of increasingly integrated global economy on the environment and society, the book examines environmental management and accountability. It addresses green procurement, provides an overview of U.S. environmental regulation and the current range of voluntary and mandatory pollution prevention mechanisms in use, explores a two-pronged approach to establishing a sustainable procurement model, and examines a collaborative community-based approach to environmental regulatory compliance. The book concludes with an analysis of controversial issues, such as eco-terrorism, North-South disputes, environmental justice, the promotion of economic growth through globalization in less developed countries, and the ability of scientists to communicate ideas so that policy makers can use science in decision making.

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À propos de l?auteur

Khi V. Thai (Florida Atlantic University, School of Public Administration, Boca Raton, USA) (Edited by) ,  Dianne Rahm (University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, USA) (Edited by) ,  Jerrell D. Coggburn (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA) (Edited by)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CRC Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1574445537
• ISBN 13: 9781574445534
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 616
• Éditeur: Thai Khi V., Rahm Dianne, Coggburn Jerrell D.
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