Environmental PolicyRoutledge, 2003 M09 2 - 256 páginas Within the overall context of sustainable development Environmental Policy discusses the opportunities and constraints that environmental systems place upon the operation of human systems. It suggests environmental policy is a potential way to modify the operation of human systems so that they function within environmental constraints. Key social scientific concepts (political, social and economic) are used to explain the background for the formulation and implementation of environmental policy. Environmental problems, the role of humans in creating them, sustainable development and how this concept relates to environmental policy are all introduced. The book then considers environmental policy formulation, implementation and evaluation, within three specific contexts: the firm, the nation state and at the international level. It also reviews the place of economics, science and technology in environmental policy. Detailed case-studies, drawn from a range of international examples, are used throughout to illustrate issues such as global warming, international trade, tourism and the human rights of indigenous peoples. It is well illustrated and includes end of chapter summaries and further reading. |
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Chapter 2 The roots of environmental problems | 40 |
Chapter 3 Sustainable development and the goals of environmental policy | 66 |
policies and paradoxes | 90 |
Chapter 5 Corporate environmental policy making | 118 |
Chapter 6 Environmental policy making in government | 139 |
Chapter 7 International environmental policy making | 167 |
Chapter 8 Environmental economics | 189 |
Chapter 9 Making policy for the environment and for people | 217 |
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