Global Environmental Politics

by Porter, Gareth; Brown, Janet Welsh; Chasek, Pamela S.

• ISBN13: 9780813368450
• ISBN10: 0813368456
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

WhenGlobal Environmental Politicswas first published, the environment was just emerging as a pivotal issue in traditional international relations. Today, the environment is considered to be a central topic to discussions of political economy and the relationship between foreign and domestic policyand so much has changed that more than half of the book has been revised. With a new case study on fisheries, a new chapter on improving compliance with international environmental regimes and a new section on trade and environment, this classic work is more complete and up-to-date than any survey of international environmental politics on the market. In addition to providing a concise yet comprehensive overview of global environmental issues, the authors have worked to contextualize key topics such as the 1992 Earth Summit, the Kyoto Protocol, international forest policy, and the trade and environment nexus. Environmental concerns from global warming to ozone depletion to whaling are seen as challenges to transnational relations, with governments, NGOs, IGOs, and MNCs all involved in the multilateral interaction that is necessary to solve growing global environmental politics.

Author Biography

Gareth Porter is a consultant to the marine program at the World Resources Institute in Washington, D.C. He currently teaches at the Krieger School of Art and Sciences at The Johns Hopkins University Janet Welsh Brown is a visiting fellow at the World Resources Institute Pamela S. Chasek is the founder and editor of the Earth Negotiations Bulletin She is a visiting assistant professor and director of international studies at Manhattan College

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
List of Acronyms	xiii
The Emergence of Global Environmental Politics	1	(34)
Global Macrotrends	2	(7)
An Introduction to Global Environmental Politics	9	(3)
International Regimes in Environmental Politics	12	(8)
Paradigm Shift and Environmental Politics	20	(5)
The 1992 Earth Summit	25	(7)
Conclusion	32	(3)
Actors in the Environmental Arena	35	(44)
Nation-State Actors: Roles and Interests	35	(9)
International Organizations as Actors	44	(17)
Nongovernmental Organizations as Actors	61	(10)
Corporations as Actors	71	(7)
Conclusion	78	(1)
The Development of Environmental Regimes: Ten Case Studies	79	(68)
Transboundary Air Pollution (Acid Rain)	83	(4)
Ozone Depletion	87	(6)
Whaling	93	(5)
The Trade in Ivory from African Elephants	98	(5)
International Toxic Waste Trade	103	(5)
The Antarctic Environment	108	(4)
Climate Change	112	(12)
Biodiversity Loss	124	(6)
Desertification	130	(5)
Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks	135	(6)
Conclusion	141	(6)
Implementing and Financing Environmental Regimes	147	(28)
Improving Compliance with Environmental Conventions	148	(8)
Financing Global Environmental Regimes and Agenda 21	156	(15)
Conclusion	171	(4)
Economics, Development, and the Future of Global Environmental Politics	175	(44)
North-South Economic Relations and the Environment	176	(6)
Trade and the Environment	182	(17)
The Politics and Economics of Global Forest Loss	199	(13)
Conclusion: Toward Effective Global Environmental Regimes	212	(7)
Discussion Questions	219	(4)
Notes	223	(32)
Suggested Readings	255	(6)
List of Internet Resources	261	(8)
Glossary	269	(4)
Chronology	273	(4)
Index	277