Comparative environmental regionalism / / edited by Lorraine Elliott and Shaun Breslin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781381203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-136-73977-7; 1-283-10343-5; 9786613103437; 0-203-81895-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Collana: Routledge/Garnet series: Europe in the world
• Altri autori (Persone): BreslinShaun; ElliottLorraine M
• Disciplina: 333.7
• Soggetti: Environmental protection - International cooperation; Environmental policy - International cooperation; Environmental responsibility; Regionalism; Globalization
• 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: 1. Researching comparative regional environmental governance : causes, cases and consequences / Lorraine Elliott and Shaun Breslin -- 2. European Union environmental policy / John Vogler -- 3. Pan-European environmental cooperation : achievements and limitations of the "Environment for Europe" process / Ralf Nordbeck -- 4. East Asia and sub-regional diversity : initiatives, institutions and identity / Lorrain Elliott -- 5. South Asia, its environment and regional institutions / Ashok Swain -- 6. Sub-Saharan Africa : fragmented environmental governance without regional integration / Daniel Compagnon, Fanny Floremont and Isabelle LaMaud -- 7. The Middle East and North Africa : sub-regional environmental cooperation as a security issue / Dora Kulauzov and Alexios Antypas -- 8. Under construction : debating the region in South America / Kathryn Hochstetler -- 9. The North American case : multi-level, bottom-heavy and policy-led / Debora L. Vannijnatten.
• Sommario/riassunto: Comparative Environmental Regionalism focuses on environmental governance as a key issue of analysis to provide an important new conceptualisation of 'region' and regional power. Examining both interregionalism and regional integration, the book goes beyond the traditional study of micro-regions within the EU to examine regions and regional institutions across Asia, Africa and the Americas. The focus on forms of governance allows a consideration of the variety of processes and mechanisms developed to deal with collective issues in addition to formal institutional cooperation