The globalization and environment reader / / edited by Peter Newell and J. Timmons Roberts

• Pubblicazione: Chichester, [England] : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (465 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.7
• Soggetto topico: Environmental policy - International cooperation; Globalization - Environmental aspects; Global environmental change; Globalization - Economic aspects; Sustainable development
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): NewellPeter; RobertsJ. Timmons
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Editors' Introduction: The Globalization and Environment Debate; Introduction; Sustaining Development or "Sustainable Development"?; From Rio to Rio: The Rise of the Green Economy; Production, Labor, and the Environment; Globalizing Consumption; Outline of the Book; Note; References; Part I Going Global; Introduction; References; Chapter 1 The Anthropocene: Are Humans Now Overwhelming the Great Forces of Nature? (2007); Introduction; Pre-Anthropocene Events; The Industrial Era (ca. 1800-1945): Stage Anthropocene ; The Great Acceleration (1945-ca. 2015): Stage 2 of the Anthropocene Stewards of the Earth System? (ca. 2015-?): Stage 3 of the Anthropocene; References; Chapter 2 Address at the Closing Ceremony of the Eighth and Final Meeting of the World Commission on Environment and Development and the Tokyo Declaration (1987); World Commission on Environment and Development; Chapter 3 Foxes in Charge of the Chickens (1993); The Earth Summit debacle; Conflicting Interests, Differing Perceptions; The Threat of Environmentalism; The Threat of Economic Contraction; Containing Challenges; Capturing the Debate ; UNCED's Prescriptions: Further Enclosure Notes; Chapter 4 Can the Environment Survive the Global Economy? (1997); Creating Consumers; Production for Export; Increased Transport; The Environmental Effects of Increased Competition; Competition and Environmental Disaster; Deregulation; Free-Trade Zones; The Environmental Effects of Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs); Cross-Deregulation; Harmonizing Standards; References; Chapter 5 Ecological Modernization and the Global Economy (2002); 1. Introduction; 2. Ecological Modernization Theory ; 3. Challenging Ecological Modernization: Globalization and AntiGlobalization4. Ecological Modernization and Neo-Marxism; 5. Taming the Treadmill of Global Capitalism: Political Modernization; 6. Taming the Treadmill of Global Capitalism: Economic Dynamics; 7. Taming the Treadmill of Global Capitalism: Global Civil Society; 8. Conclusions: Ecological Modernization Perspectives in an Era of Globalization; Notes; Chapter 6 Environment and Globalization: Five Propositions (2010); The Five Propositions; Avenues for Action: What Can We Do? ; Part II The Nature of Globalization - Cases and Trends in Globalization Introduction; References; Chapter 7 The Value of the World's Ecosystem Services and Natural Capital (1997); Ecosystem Function and Ecosystem Services; Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services; Valuation of Ecosystem Services; Valuation Methods; Ecoystem Values, Markets and GNP; Global Land Use and Land Cover; Synthesis; Source of Error, Limitations and Caveats; Total Global Value of Ecosystem Services; Discussion; Notes; Chapter 8 Sustainability and Markets: On the Neoclassical Model of Environmental Economics (1997) ; Sustainability and Collectivity
• Titolo autorizzato: The globalization and environment reader
• ISBN: 1-118-96412-8; 1-118-96411-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465777303321
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