The global environment : institutions, law, and policy / edited by Regina S. Axelrod, Stacy D. VanDeveer, David Leonard Downie. - 3rd ed. - Washington, DC : CQ Press, c2011. - xxii, 378 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : governing the international environment / Global institutions and the environment : an evolutionary perspective / Environmental protection in the twenty-first century : the role of international law / Global environmental policy : governance through regimes / The role of environmental NGOs in international regimes / International climate change policy : towards the multilevel governance of global warming / Global politics and policy of hazardous chemicals / Economic integration and environmental protection / Compliance with global environmental policy / The United States and global environmental politics : domestic sources of U.S. unilateralism / Environmental policy-making in the European Union / The view from the south : developing countries in global environmental politics / Energy and environment in China : achievements and enduring challenges / Democracy and nuclear power : the Czech case and the global nuclear renaissance / Consumption, commodity chains, and the global environment / Regina S. Axelrod, Stacy D. VanDeveer and Norman J. Vig -- Marvin S. Soroos -- Jacqueline Peel -- David Leonard Downie -- John McCormick -- Michele M. Betsill -- Henrik Selin -- Daniel C. Esty -- Michael Faure and Jürgen Lefevere -- Elizabeth R. DeSombre -- Regina S. Axelrod, Miranda A. Schreurs, and Norman J. Vig -- Adil Najam -- Joanna I. Lewis and Kelly Sims Gallagher -- Regina S. Axelrod -- Stacy D. VanDeveer.

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Environmental law, International.
Environmental policy.
Internationale Politik.
Internationales Umweltrecht.
Umweltpolitik.


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