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UNINA9910460833803321 |
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Autore |
Eccleston Charles H. |
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Titolo |
Global environmental policy : concepts, principles, and practice / / by Charles H. Eccleston and Frederic March |
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Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-11186-X |
1-4398-9606-2 |
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Edizione |
[First edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (452 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental policy - International cooperation |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Authors; Introduction; section one: Introduction to global environmental concepts and principles; chapter one: Historical context of the environmental movement; chapter two: Concepts and principles underlying environmental policy; chapter three: Sustainability and environmental policy; chapter four: Environmental policy treaties and their implementation; section two: Sustainability, environmental impact assessment, and decision making; chapter five: Environmental impact assessment; chapter six: Environmental decision-making theory and practice |
chapter seven: Environmental management systemssection three: Environmental ethics and economics; chapter eight: Environmental ethics; chapter nine: Environmental economics; section four: Critical global environmental issues; chapter ten: Coming water wars; chapter eleven: Peak oil, alternatives, and energy policy: The looming world oil crisis; chapter twelve: Peak food or peak everything: An era of bounty or begging?; chapter thirteen: Global climate change; chapter fourteen: Global population paradox: Population explosion or implosion?; Epilogue: Acting locally: Six degrees of separation |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Environmental policy is often practiced reactively with each crisis addressed as an isolated event. Focusing on development of proactive policies, Global Environment Policy: Concepts, Principles, and Practice |
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