The global environment institutions, law, and policy - Axelrod, Regina S.; VanDeveer, Stacy D.; Downie, David Leonard (Washington, DC CQ Press, 2011)
Contents. Preface. Selected Acronyms in Global Environmental Polıcy. Global Environmental Policy: A Brief Chronology. Contributors. -- 1. Introduction: Governing the International Environment. -- Part I. International Environmental Institutions and Regimes: 2. Global Institutions and the Environment: An Evolutionary Perspective / M. S. Soroos. -- 3. Environmental Protection in the Twenty-first Century: The Role of International Law / J. Peel. -- 4. Global Environmental Policy: Governance through Regimes / D. L. Downie. -- 5. The Role of Environmental NGOs in International Regimes / J. McCormick. -- Part II. Global Environmental Policy: Cases and Questions: 6. International Climate Change Policy: toward the Multilevel Governance of Global Warming / M. M. Betsill. -- 7. Global Politics and Policy of Hazardous Chemicals / H. Selin. -- 8. Economic Integration and Environmental Protection / D. C. Esty. -- 9. Compliance with Global Envıronmental Policy / M. G. Faure and J. Lefevere. -- Part III. Implementing Global Policy: Cases and Controversies in Sustainable Development: 10. The United States and Global Environmental Politics: Domestic Sources of U.S. Unilateralism / E. R. DeSombre. -- 11. Environmental Policy Making in the European Union / R. S. Axelrod, M. A. Schreurs, and N. J. Vig. -- 12. The View from the South: Developing Countries in Global Environmental Politics / A. Najam. -- 13. Energy and Environment in China: Achievements and Enduring Challenges / J. I. Lewis and K. S. Gallagher. -- 14. Democracy and Nuclear Power: The Czech Case and the Global Nuclear Renaissance / R. S. Axelrod. -- 15. Consumption, Commodity Chains, and the Global Environment / S. D. VanDeveer. -- Index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Environmental law, International; Environmental policy