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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781137603999 (pbk.) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
Indian Institute for Human Settlements-Bangalore |
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rda |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Edition number |
23 |
| Classification number |
363.7 MCC |
| Item number |
017574 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Environmental politics and policy / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
John McCormick. |
| 264 ## - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
London : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Palgrave, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2018. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xx, 308 pages : |
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illustrations (black and white) ; |
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24 cm |
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rdacontent |
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text |
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txt |
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rdamedia |
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unmediated |
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rdacarrier |
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volume |
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nc |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Understanding key concepts. Defining the environment -- Politics and policy -- Environmentalism -- Evolution of the environmental debate -- Perspectives on the environment. Science and the environment -- Economics and the environment -- Business and the environment -- Philosophy and the environment -- Security and the environment -- The dynamics of environmental policy. Evolving approaches to environmental policy -- The policy cycle -- Policy at the state level -- Policy at the international level -- Environmental policy instruments -- Actors at the state level. Understanding environmental governance -- Governmental institutions -- Parties and interest groups -- Policy diffusion and convergence -- Environment and development -- Actors at the international level. Understanding international environmental governance -- States and international system -- Intergovernmental organizations -- Treaty secretariats -- International non-governmental organizations -- Air pollution: few sources, many effects. Defining the problem -- The major air pollutants -- Two encouraging stories: leaded fuel and the ozone layer -- Acid pollution: a mix of success and concern -- Water: Quantity vs quality. Managing water supply -- Managing water quality -- Shaping water policy -- Water and ecology: the case of wetlands -- Natural resources: forests, oceans, and fisheries. Defining the problem -- Forests: Domestic or global resources? -- Oceans: A classic common pool resource problem -- Fisheries: Free-for-all on the high seas -- Waste: A failure of consumer society. Defining the problem -- Shaping waste policy -- Toxic and hazardous wastes -- Exporting and dumping waste -- Biodiversity: Species, genes, and ecology. Defining the problem -- The major threats to biodiversity -- Shaping biodiversity policy -- The case of protected areas -- Energy: The slow road to renewables. Defining the problem -- The prospects for renewable energy -- Shaping energy policy -- Climate change: the ultimate global test. Defining the problem -- Shaping climate change policy -- The climate change convention -- To Paris and beyond -- Glossary -- References -- Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
This text provides systematic coverage of the key concepts in the study of environmental politics; the evolution of environmental thinking; the national and international actors involved in environmental policy; and a selection of specific environmental problems including their causes, the challenges and results of addressing them to date. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Environmental policy. |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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Book |
