Negotiating environment and science [[electronic resource] ] : an insider's view of international agreements, from driftnets to the space station / / Richard J. Smith

• Autore: Smith Richard J. <1932->
• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : Resources for the Future, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 344.04/6
• Soggetto topico: Environmental law, International
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "An RFF Press book"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Earth's ozone shield -- The driftnet dilemma -- Acid rains on Canadian-U.S. relations -- Caribou in the oil patch -- The U.S.-USSR science agreement -- Space station partnership -- Human rights and the environment -- Fishing in the donut hole -- On finding common ground.
• Sommario/riassunto: In this thought-provoking new book, career U.S. State Department negotiator Richard J. Smith offers readers unprecedented access to the details about some of the most complex and politically charged international agreements of the late and immediate post Cold War era. During his nine years as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Smith led U.S. negotiations on many significant international agreements. In Negotiating Environment and Science, Smith presents first-hand, in-depth accounts of eight of the most high-prof
• Titolo autorizzato: Negotiating environment and science
• ISBN: 1-936331-11-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459499403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II