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Globalization and the Environment / / edited by Andrew Jorgenson, Edward Kick
| Globalization and the Environment / / edited by Andrew Jorgenson, Edward Kick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | vi, 353 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Collana | Studies in Critical Social Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Environmental aspects
Environmental policy - Economic aspects International economic relations - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-39923-X
9786611399238 90-474-0961-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Globalization and the Environment: An Introduction, Andrew K. Jorgenson And Edward L. Kick -- 2. The Ecology and the Economy: What is Rational?, Immanuel Wallerstein -- 3. Cornucopia or Zero-Sum Game? The Epistemology of Sustainability, Alf Hornborg -- 4. A Quantitative, Cross-National Study of Deforestation in the Late 20th Century: A Case of Recursive Exploitation, Thomas J. Burns, Edward L. Kick and Byron L. Davis -- 5. Foreign Investment Dependence and the Environment: A Global Perspective, Jeffrey Kentor and Peter Grimes -- 6. Social Roots of Global Environmental Change: A World-Systems Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Emissions, J. Timmons Roberts, Peter Grimes and Jodie Manale -- 7. Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides in the Modern World-System, Richard York And Eugene A. Rosa -- 8. The Flow of Hazardous Exports in the World-System: The Case of the Maquiladora Centers of Northern Mexico, R. Scott Frey -- 9. Large Dams as Development: Re-structuring Natural Resources in Lesotho, Yvonne Braun -- 10. The Shifting Nature(s) of "Development": Growth, Crisis, and Recovery in Indonesia's Forests, Paul K. ellert -- 11. Matter, Space, Energy and Political Economy: The Amazon in the World System, Stephen G. Bunker -- 12. Integrating Resource Consumption into Macrosociological Analyses of Global Social Change and Environmental Degradation, Andrew K. Jorgenson, James Rice, Jessica Crowe and Julie Rice -- 13. Ecological Degradation and the Evolution of World-Systems, Christopher Chase-Dunn And Thomas Hall -- 14. Ecological Crisis Phases, Globalization, and World-System Evolution, Sing Chew -- References -- About the Authors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450868403321 |
| Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization and the Environment / / edited by Andrew Jorgenson, Edward Kick
| Globalization and the Environment / / edited by Andrew Jorgenson, Edward Kick |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | vi, 353 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Collana | Studies in Critical Social Sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Environmental aspects
Environmental policy - Economic aspects International economic relations - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
1-281-39923-X
9786611399238 90-474-0961-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Globalization and the Environment: An Introduction, Andrew K. Jorgenson And Edward L. Kick -- 2. The Ecology and the Economy: What is Rational?, Immanuel Wallerstein -- 3. Cornucopia or Zero-Sum Game? The Epistemology of Sustainability, Alf Hornborg -- 4. A Quantitative, Cross-National Study of Deforestation in the Late 20th Century: A Case of Recursive Exploitation, Thomas J. Burns, Edward L. Kick and Byron L. Davis -- 5. Foreign Investment Dependence and the Environment: A Global Perspective, Jeffrey Kentor and Peter Grimes -- 6. Social Roots of Global Environmental Change: A World-Systems Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Emissions, J. Timmons Roberts, Peter Grimes and Jodie Manale -- 7. Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides in the Modern World-System, Richard York And Eugene A. Rosa -- 8. The Flow of Hazardous Exports in the World-System: The Case of the Maquiladora Centers of Northern Mexico, R. Scott Frey -- 9. Large Dams as Development: Re-structuring Natural Resources in Lesotho, Yvonne Braun -- 10. The Shifting Nature(s) of "Development": Growth, Crisis, and Recovery in Indonesia's Forests, Paul K. ellert -- 11. Matter, Space, Energy and Political Economy: The Amazon in the World System, Stephen G. Bunker -- 12. Integrating Resource Consumption into Macrosociological Analyses of Global Social Change and Environmental Degradation, Andrew K. Jorgenson, James Rice, Jessica Crowe and Julie Rice -- 13. Ecological Degradation and the Evolution of World-Systems, Christopher Chase-Dunn And Thomas Hall -- 14. Ecological Crisis Phases, Globalization, and World-System Evolution, Sing Chew -- References -- About the Authors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777034903321 |
| Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Globalization and the environment / / edited by Andrew Jorgenson and Edward Kick
| Globalization and the environment / / edited by Andrew Jorgenson and Edward Kick |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | vi, 353 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JorgensonAndrew
KickEdward L (Edward Lee) |
| Collana | Studies in critical social sciences |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Environmental aspects
International economic relations - Environmental aspects Environmental policy - Economic aspects |
| ISBN |
1-281-39923-X
9786611399238 90-474-0961-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Globalization and the Environment: An Introduction, Andrew K. Jorgenson And Edward L. Kick -- 2. The Ecology and the Economy: What is Rational?, Immanuel Wallerstein -- 3. Cornucopia or Zero-Sum Game? The Epistemology of Sustainability, Alf Hornborg -- 4. A Quantitative, Cross-National Study of Deforestation in the Late 20th Century: A Case of Recursive Exploitation, Thomas J. Burns, Edward L. Kick and Byron L. Davis -- 5. Foreign Investment Dependence and the Environment: A Global Perspective, Jeffrey Kentor and Peter Grimes -- 6. Social Roots of Global Environmental Change: A World-Systems Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Emissions, J. Timmons Roberts, Peter Grimes and Jodie Manale -- 7. Emissions of Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides in the Modern World-System, Richard York And Eugene A. Rosa -- 8. The Flow of Hazardous Exports in the World-System: The Case of the Maquiladora Centers of Northern Mexico, R. Scott Frey -- 9. Large Dams as Development: Re-structuring Natural Resources in Lesotho, Yvonne Braun -- 10. The Shifting Nature(s) of "Development": Growth, Crisis, and Recovery in Indonesia's Forests, Paul K. ellert -- 11. Matter, Space, Energy and Political Economy: The Amazon in the World System, Stephen G. Bunker -- 12. Integrating Resource Consumption into Macrosociological Analyses of Global Social Change and Environmental Degradation, Andrew K. Jorgenson, James Rice, Jessica Crowe and Julie Rice -- 13. Ecological Degradation and the Evolution of World-Systems, Christopher Chase-Dunn And Thomas Hall -- 14. Ecological Crisis Phases, Globalization, and World-System Evolution, Sing Chew -- References -- About the Authors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828503003321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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