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Beschreibung
This book by two leading scholars offers the first systematic analysis of the relationship between globalization and the environment from the early Modern period to the present. Peter Christoff and Robyn Eckersley disentangle and clarify the relationship between the processes of modernization, globalization, and global environmental change. Through a rich set of case studies, including a special focus on the challenging global problems of climate change and biodiversity loss, this powerful book will help readers grasp the systemic causes of global environmental degradation as well as the myriad opportunities for reform of global environmental governance.
This book by two leading scholars offers the first systematic analysis of the relationship between globalization and the environment from the early Modern period to the present. Peter Christoff and Robyn Eckersley disentangle and clarify the relationship between the processes of modernization, globalization, and global environmental change. Through a rich set of case studies, including a special focus on the challenging global problems of climate change and biodiversity loss, this powerful book will help readers grasp the systemic causes of global environmental degradation as well as the myriad opportunities for reform of global environmental governance.
Über den Autor
Peter Christoff, Robyn Eckersley
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: A World Fit for Us All
Chapter 2: A Short History of Globalization and the Environment
Chapter 3: An Overheated Planet
Chapter 4: Remaking Nature: Biodiversity in Peril
Chapter 5: Governing the Planet

Details
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Importe, Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780742556591
ISBN-10: 074255659X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Christoff, Peter
Eckersley, Robyn
Hersteller: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Peter Christoff (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 08.08.2013
Gewicht: 0,396 kg
Artikel-ID: 106851742