Comparative environmental politics
"In an era of globalization the authors argue that nation-states still make the critical decisions affecting the global environment. Nations decide whether to participate in international environmental agreements, and governments make the policies that implement those agreements. Therefore, und...
| Main Author: | McBeath, Gerald A. |
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| Other Authors: | Rosenberg, Jonathan., SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Dordrecht, the Netherlands :
Springer,
©2006.
Dordrecht, the Netherlands : [2006] |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 193 pages). |
| Series: |
Advances in global change research ;
v. 25. |
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| Summary: |
"In an era of globalization the authors argue that nation-states still make the critical decisions affecting the global environment. Nations decide whether to participate in international environmental agreements, and governments make the policies that implement those agreements. Therefore, understanding the global environmental future requires an understanding of the domestic circumstances and national performance of states." "This volume looks at the ways countries vary politically and assesses the impact on responses to global environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, and trans-boundary air pollution."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. "In an era of globalization the authors argue that nation-states still make the critical decisions affecting the global environment. Nations decide whether to participate in international environmental agreements, and governments make the policies that implement those agreements. Therefore, understanding the global environmental future requires an understanding of the domestic circumstances and national performance of states." "This volume looks at the ways countries vary politically and assesses the impact on responses to global environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, and trans-boundary air pollution."--Jacket. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL. Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL. State-society relations -- Political processes and organizations -- Political institutions and the environment -- National capacity to protect the environment -- National responses to global environmental problems -- Summary and conclusions. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xi, 193 pages). |
| Format: |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781402047633 1402047630 1402047622 9781402047626 |
| ISSN: |
1574-0919 ; |