Product Description

Examining all the ideas and issues at stake in environmental politics, this Encyclopedia is the ideal reference source, providing a comprehensive overview of the subject.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1340323 in Books
• Published on: 2001-11-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 544 pages

Review
'An impressive work ... The editors have succeeded in building a framework for understanding the complexities of environmental politics on the world's stage, and the diverse number of contributors ensures that this work extends beyonds the contextual boundaries of Western society ... Highly recommended.' - American Reference Books Annual 2003

From the Back Cover
Why care about the environment? Is the earth's climate really changing for the worse? What are CFCs exactly? Who or what is the WTO? What are the causes of environmental problems? Who are the main actors? What are the main ideas and issues in international environmental politics? Which countries have the best/worst environmental record and policies?
The International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics is the essential reference source to enable all those with an interest in the politics of the environment - particularly students and academics working within political science - to answer these questions and to explore many other related topics in international environmental politics. It will be welcomed as an essential teaching resource and a trusty companion to independent study.
Written by a team of international experts, the Encyclopedia is vital for fact-checking, provides authoritative initial orientation to a particular topic or issue and will serve as a solid starting point for wider explanation. With over 300 fully cross-referenced entries, many of which are followed with suggestions for further reading, the Encyclopedia includes:
* Country and regional entries, with country entries giving a concise overview of the history, main actors, issues and policies related to its environmental politics
* Normative and ethical dimensions of environmental politics, from animal rights, social and global justice to deep ecology
* Environmental movements, organizations, struggles and actors from local to international levels
* Issues in international environmental politics such as global warming, biodiversity, trade and the environment
* Prominent individuals (historical and current) who have inspired or actively involved in international environmental politics - such as Mahatma Gandhi, Petra Kelly, Vandana Shiva and Aldo Leopold
* Central topics and issues in environmental politics - such as global warming, globalization, wildlife preservation, eco-taxes, energy production and consumption, sustainable development and the World Trade Organisation

About the Author
Anthony DeSales Affigne, Providence College, USA; Susan Baker, University of Cardiff, UK; Jenny Barker, Forum for the Future, UK; Rod S. Barratt, The Open University, UK; John Barry, Queen's University Belfast, UK; Gerry Bates, University of Sydney, Australia; Brian Baxter, University of Dundee, UK; Theodore L. Becker, Auborn University, USA; Sharon Beder, University of Wollongong, Australia; Lynn G. Bennie, University of Aberdeen, UK; Roberto Biorcio, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy; Andrew Blowers, The Open University, UK; Ingolfur Blühdorn, University of Bath, UK; Christopher J. Bosso, Northeastern University, USA; Daniel Boy, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, France; Nik Brown, University of York, UK; Ton Bührs, Lincoln University, New Zealand; Verity Burgmann, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Stephen Burnley, The Open University, UK; Ben Campbell, University of Manchester, UK; David Carlisle, University of Aberystwyth, Wales; Sverker Carlsson, Goteborg University, Sweden; Alan Carter, Heythrop College, University of London, UK; Neil Carter, University of York, UK; Paula Casal, Keele University, UK; Paul Chandler, Ball State University, USA; Steve Charnovitz, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, USA; Peter Christoff, University of Melbourne, Australia; Alice H. Cooper, University of Mississippi, USA; Kate Crowley, University of Tasmania, Australia; Michael S. Cummings, University of Colorado at Denver, USA; Nicole Dando, Brighton, UK; Marius de Geus, University of Leiden, The Netherlands; Elizabeth R. DeSombre, Colby College, USA; Thomas M. Dietz, German Green Party; Andrew Dobson, Keele University, UK; Brian Doherty, Keele University, UK; Peter Doran, Sustainable Ireland, UK; Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne, Australia; James Elfin, Ball State University, USA; Paul Elkins, Keele University, UK; Lorraine Elliot, Australian National University, Australia; Marcus Enoch, The Open University, UK; Daniel C. Esty, Yale University, USA; Florence Faucher, University of Stirling, UK; Jon E. Fitch, Ball State University, USA; Tony Fitzpatrick, University of Nottingham, UK; Susan L. Flader, University of Missouri, USA; James Flynn, Decision Research, USA; Erich G. Frankland, Casper College, USA; E. Gene Frankland, Ball State University, USA; J. George Frynas, Coventry Business School, UK; Robert Garner, University of Leicester, UK; Brendan Gleeson, University of Western Sydney, Australia; Alan Greer, University of the West of England, UK; Lori Gruen, Stanford University, USA; Yrjö Haila, University of Tampere, Finland; Meira Hanson, Hebrew University Herusalem, Israel; Paul G. Harris, Lingnan University, Hong Kong; Kathryn Harrison, University of British Columbia, Canada; Charles Hauss, George Mason University, USA; Tim Hayward, University of Edinburgh, UK; Lamont C. Hempel, University of Redlands, USA; Hazel Henderson, St Augustine, Florida, USA; Horace Herring, The Open University, UK; Martin Horak, University of Toronto, Canada; Peter Hough, Middlesex University, UK; Janet Hunter, Northern Arizona University, USA; Mark Imber, University of St Andrews, UK; Detlef, Jahn, Universitaet Greifswald, Germany; Andrew Jamison, Aalborg University, Denmark; Manuel Jiménez, Juan March Institute Madrid, Spain; Christopher B. Jones, Eastern Oregon University, USA; Stanley R. Keil, Ball State University, USA; Aynsley Kellow, University of Tasmania, Australia; Richard L. Knight, Colorado State University, USA;