List of Illustrations | p. xi |
Acknowledgments | p. xvii |
List of Acronyms | p. xix |
Chronology | p. xxiii |
The Emergence of Global Environmental Politics | p. 1 |
Global Macrotrends | p. 2 |
An Introduction to Global Environmental Politics | p. 14 |
International Regimes in Environmental Politics | p. 19 |
Global Environmentsal Regimes | p. 24 |
Paradigm Shifts and Environmental Politics | p. 30 |
Conclusion | p. 48 |
Discussion Questions | p. 50 |
Actors in the Environmental Arena | p. 53 |
Nation-State Actors: Roles and Interests | p. 53 |
Intergovernmental Organizations | p. 63 |
Multilateral Financial Institutions | p. 80 |
Regional and Other Multilateral Organizations | p. 88 |
Nongovernmental Organizations | p. 91 |
Corporations | p. 102 |
Treaty Secretariats | p. 109 |
Conclusion | p. 113 |
Discussion Questions | p. 114 |
The Development of Environmental Regimes: Air Pollution, Hazardous Wastes, and Toxic Chemicals | p. 117 |
Transboundary Air Pollution | p. 121 |
Hazardous Waste | p. 129 |
Toxic Chemicals | p. 140 |
Conclusion | p. 160 |
Discussion Questions | p. 161 |
The Development of Environmental Regimes: Stratospheric Ozone and Climate Change | p. 163 |
Ozone Depletion | p. 164 |
Climate Change | p. 179 |
Conclusion | p. 200 |
Discussion Questions | p. 202 |
The Development of Environmental Regimes: Natural Resources, Species, and Habitats | p. 203 |
Whaling | p. 205 |
International Trade in Endangered Species | p. 215 |
Biodiversity Loss | p. 226 |
Fisheries Depletion | p. 235 |
Desertification | p. 245 |
Forests | p. 253 |
Conclusion | p. 264 |
Discussion Questions | p. 269 |
Effective Environmental Regimes: Obstacles and Opportunities | p. 271 |
Obstacles to Creating Strong Environmental Regimes | p. 272 |
Obstacles to Effective National Implementation and Compliance with Global Environmental Regimes | p. 290 |
Opportunities to Improve Compliance | p. 298 |
Increasing Financial Resources for Implementing Global Environmental Regimes | p. 308 |
Conclusion | p. 316 |
Discussion Questions | p. 318 |
Environmental Politics, Economics, and Development | p. 319 |
North-South Inequalities and the Environment | p. 320 |
Environment and Development | p. 330 |
Trade and the Environment | p. 342 |
Conclusion | p. 363 |
Discussion Questions | p. 364 |
The Future of Global Environmental Polities | p. 365 |
Globalization and the Global Environment | p. 366 |
Global Environmental Governance | p. 370 |
Conclusion: The Prospects for Global Environmental Politics | p. 374 |
Discussion Questions | p. 380 |
Notes | p. 381 |
Suggested Readings | p. 439 |
Internet Resources | p. 449 |
Glossary | p. 451 |
Index | p. 457 |
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