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9780230237704

Governance of Earth Systems Science and Its Uses

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    9780230237704

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    0230237703

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-08-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Science and politics are closely connected in today's global environmental issues. This book focuses on these links in relation to climate change, the threats to wildlife species, and natural hazards and disasters. Close study of these links of these reveals the need for more effective international cooperation and the limits of global governance.

Author Biography

ROBERT BOARDMAN was formerly McCulloch Professor of Political Science at Dalhousie University, Canada. His books include The Political Economy of Nature (2001) and The International Politics of Bird Conservation (2006).

Table of Contents

Prefacep. viii
List of Abbreviationsp. xi
Introduction: Ecological Imagination and Global Societyp. 1
Science and Policy
Environmental Crisis and the Contexts of Sciencep. 19
From Systems Complexity to Decisional Uncertaintyp. 38
The Earth Theory Traditionp. 57
Geosphere-Atmosphere-Biosphere Integrationp. 69
Governance Challenges
Theorizing Governance and Communityp. 95
Structures of Environmental Governancep. 118
Biological Diversityp. 131
Climate Changep. 154
Geological Hazardsp. 176
Governance, Science, and Earth Systemsp. 196
Referencesp. 218
Indexp. 237
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