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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450563603321

Autore

Davenport Deborah Saunders

Titolo

Global environmental negotiations and US interests [[electronic resource] /] / Deborah S. Davenport

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basingstoke, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

ISBN

1-281-36096-1

9786611360962

0-230-60122-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2006.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (288 p.)

Disciplina

363.73526

Soggetti

Climatic changes - International cooperation

Environmental management - International cooperation

Environmental policy - International cooperation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 An Introduction to Three Global Environmental Issues; Chapter 2 A Different Approach to Understanding Environmental Regime Creation; Chapter 3 Ozone Politics; Chapter 4 Ozone Protection: The Story Continues; Chapter 5 Unconventional Behavior on Forests; Chapter 6 The Climate on Climate Change; Chapter 7 Conclusion: A Climate for Future Success?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the question of why effective action has been taken to ameliorate some global environmental problems while no improvement has been made on others. This book provides a comprehensive typology of the potential costs and benefits of effective agreements and clarifies the leader's true interests on particular environmental issues.