Harris P. (ed.) Routledge handbook of global environmental politics

Routledge, 2014. — 540 p. — ISBN: 978-0-415-69420-9.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.
This book is an invaluable resource to students, scholars, researchers and practioners of environmental politics, environmental studies, environmental science and geography.Introduction: Delineating global environmental politicsExplaining and understanding global environmental politics
The discipline of global environmental politics: a short history
Mainstream theories: realism and rationalism
Alternative theories: constructivism, Marxism and critical approaches
The study of global environmental politics: strategies for research and learning
Advanced scholarship: interdisciplinary research at the science-policy interface
Actors and institutions in global environmental politics
States: nations, sovereignty and the international system
International organizations: global and regional environmental cooperation
International environmental regimes: formation, effectiveness and trends
International environmental law: sources, principles and innovations
Environmental foreign policy: crossovers among levels of governance
Comparative environmental politics: domestic institutions and actors
Corporations: business and industrial influence
Transnational actors: Nongovernmental organizations, civil society and individuals
Ideas and themes in global environmental politics
Sustainability: foundational principles
Consumption: institutions and actors
Expertise: specialized knowledge in environmental politics and sustainability
Uncertainty: risk, technology and the future
Environmental security: international, national and human
Environmental diplomacy: international conferences and negotiations
North-South relations: colonialism, empire and international order
Globalization and the environment: markets, finance and trade
International justice: rights and obligations of states
Environmental justice: pollution, poverty and marginalized communities
Environmental ethics: philosophy, ecology and other species
Participation: public opinion and environmental action
Environmental citizenship: global, local and individual
Key issues and policies in global environmental politics
Energy and climate change
Stratospheric ozone depletion
Air pollution and acid rain
Sustainable transport and infrastructure
Persistent organic pollutants
Hazardous wastes
Water, rivers and wetlands
Pollution and management of oceans and seas
Fisheries and marine mammals
Biodiversity, migratory species and natural heritage
Forests
Desertification
Food and agriculture