Record Nr.

UNINA9910961574203321

Autore

Saunier Richard E

Titolo

Dictionary and introduction to global environmental governance / / Richard E. Saunier and Richard A. Meganck

Pubbl/distr/stampa


London ; ; Sterling, VA, : Earthscan, 2009

ISBN


9786612101106
9781136568053
1136568050
9781136568060
1136568069
9781282101104
1282101102
9786000013837
6000013833
9781849771009
1849771006

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (474 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MeganckRichard Albert

Disciplina

333.703

363.70526

Soggetti

Environmental responsibility - International cooperation

Environmental policy - International cooperation

Globalization - Environmental aspects

Environmental management - International cooperation

Sustainable development - Government policy

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.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Dictionary and Introduction to Global Environmental Governance; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Biographies; Preface to the Second Edition; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: Global Environmental Governance: An Essay; Global Environmental Governance: An Essay; Part Two: A Dictionary of Selected Terms, Concepts, Jargon, Acronyms and

Abbreviations Used in Global Environmental Governance; Sources Used to Develop the Dictionary and List of Acronyms; Dictionary; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Bibliography; Appendix 1: Water - A Thematic Case Study in GEG

Appendix 2: Selected Intergovernmental Environmental AgreementsAppendix 3: Principles and Values of Global Environmental Governance; Appendix 4: Major Civil Society Alternative Agreements; Appendix 5: Documenting Governance; Appendix 6: Random Definitions

Sommario/riassunto

This unique dictionary and introduction to Global Environmental Governance (GEG), written and compiled by two veterans of the international stage, provides a compilation of over 5500 terms, organizations and acronyms, drawn from hundreds of official sources. An introductory essay frames the major issues in GEG and outlines the pitfalls of talking past one another when discussing the most critical of issues facing the planet. It challenges those who are concerned with the management of our planet and its inhabitants to understand and accept a vocabulary common to the often-opposing objectives s