Multilevel Governance of Global Environmental Change

Perspectives from Science, Sociology and the Law

Gerd Winter editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:17th Mar '06

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A stimulating, interdisciplinary contribution to the debate on management of global environmental change.

This stimulating 2006 collection is the outcome of an interdisciplinary research project involving leading scholars in the fields of international environmental law, the sociology and politics of global governance, and the scientific study of global climate change. An important contribution to the debate on management of global environmental change.Originally published in 2006, this collection is the outcome of an interdisciplinary research project involving scholars in the fields of international and comparative environmental law, the sociology and politics of global governance, and the scientific study of global climate change. Earth system analysis as developed by the natural sciences is transferred to the analysis of institutions of global environmental change. Rather than one overarching supranational organisation, a system of 'multilevel' institutions is advocated. The book examines the proper role of industrial self-regulation, of horizontal transfer of national policies, of regional integration, and of improved coordination between international environmental organisations, as well as basic principles for sustainable use of resources. Addressing both academics and politicians, this book will stimulate the debate about the means of improving global governance.

Review of the hardback: '… chapters are comprehensive, even impressive … this readable collection contributes importantly to the interdisciplinary understanding of institutions on various levels of governance.' Pekka Jokinen, University of Tampere, Finland

ISBN: 9780521852616

Dimensions: 235mm x 156mm x 40mm

Weight: 1162g

656 pages