1st Edition

Handbook of Globalization and the Environment

Edited By Khi V. Thai, Dianne Rahm, Jerrell D. Coggburn Copyright 2007
616 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

616 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Proponents of globalization argue that it protects the global environment from degradation and promotes worldwide sustainable economic growth while opponents argue the exact opposite. Examining the local, national, and international impacts of globalization, the Handbook of Globalization and the Environment explores strategies and solutions that support healthy economic growth, protect the... Read more
Globalization and the Environment: An Introduction, K.V. Thai, D. Rahm, and J.D. Coggburn

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND POLICIES
Sustainable Development in an International Perspective , R. Prizzia
The Role of the Bureaucracy in European Global Warming Policy D.H. Davis
Transborder Air Pollution, Z.A. Smith and K.D. Taylor
Desertification, S. Bauer
The Environmental Frontier of Space, W.H. Lambright and A.Y. Ni
Human Rights to Water, Z.A. Smith and K.L. Ross

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS
Global Environmental Governance, F. Biermann
The Role of the United Nations: From Stockholm to Johannesburg, L. Nelson
The World Trade Organization: Free Trade and Its Environmental Impacts, F. Zelli
United Nations Conferences and the Legitimization of Environmental NGOs, K. Farmbry and A. Manorahan
Global Academia: The State of Environmental Learning and Awareness, B.S. Steel and R.L. Warner

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Government Green Procurement in the U.S.: An Approach to Meeting Global Environmental Challenges, J.D. Coggburn and D. Rahm
Environmental Management, L.E. Pasquale
Sustainable Waterfront Development in the Great Lakes Basin, W.A. Kellogg and E. Matheny
Getting Agricultural Productivity and Environmental Sustainability at the Same Time: What Matters, What Doesn't? E. Weber, M. Khalmirzaeva, M. Stephan, T. Lysak, and I. Esanov
Sustainability Issues in Public Procurement, B. Pangrle
Managing Nuclear Waste, C. Horiuchi
Inter-Agency Collaborative Approaches to Endangered Species Act Compliance and Salmon Recovery in the Pacific Northwest, N.P. Lovrich, M.J. Gaffney, E.P. Weber, R.M. Bireley, D.R. Matthews, and B. Bjork

CONTROVERSIES IN GLOBALIZATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Eco-Terrorism: A Natural Reaction to Violence? M.J. Mortimer
Globalization, Environmental Challenges and North-South Issues, J. Gupta
Environmental Justice: A Global Perspective, C. Murphy-Greene
Globalization and Growth of Developing Countries, D. Tran
Complexity and the Science-Policy Interface, K.K. Beratan
Multi-Party Environmental Negotiations: The Democratizing Nations of Mexico and Ecuador, J.E. Horan and D.L. Lybecker
Index

Biography

Khi V. Thai (Florida Atlantic University, School of Public Administration, Boca Raton, USA) (Edited by) ,  Dianne Rahm (University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, USA) (Edited by) ,  Jerrell D. Coggburn (North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA) (Edited by)