Environmental Global Commons

Author : William D. Nordhaus
Publisher : Mit Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262140553
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing the Global Commons written by William D. Nordhaus and published by Mit Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a detailed analysis of the DICE model (Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy) as well as an extensive analysis of the model's results.

Author : John Vogler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Global Commons written by John Vogler and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2000-06-22 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new and updated edition is essential for those wanting tounderstand the limits to collective action on global environmentalproblems. It develops and applies the tools of regime analysis tothe question of how the various global commons are, or fail to be,governed effectively. Since the publication of the first edition of The Global Commonsthere have been many developments particularly in the area ofclimate change and sustainable development e.g. Agenda 21. This newedition has been extensively re-written and expanded to take intoaccount recent developments and includes new conclusions on theconnections between global and local commons. Involving the firstsystematic comparative analysis of governance regimes, the bookcovers: * The Third Law of the Sea Convention, the deep seabed, whaling andmarine pollution regimes * Antarctica and the Madrid Protocol on EnvironmentalProtection * Outer space regimes for weapons, the operation of satellites andthe emerging problem of orbital debris * The global atmosphere, the Montreal Protocol for the protectionof the stratospheric ozone layer and the developing climate changeregime and the Kyoto Protocol. The first edition received widespread praise eg "a comprehensiveand incisive review of much relevant scholarship and case studymaterial" (Area) and "a must for every reading list" (Progress inHuman Geography) and this latest volume will also be invaluable forresearchers and students of politics, environmental management,international relations and political geography.

Author : Susan J. Buck
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1597267627
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Global Commons written by Susan J. Buck and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2012-06-22 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vast areas of valuable resources unfettered by legal rights have, for centuries, been the central target of human exploitation and appropriation. The global commons -- Antarctica, the high seas and deep seabed minerals, the atmosphere, and space -- have remained exceptions only because access has been difficult or impossible, and the technology for successful extraction has been lacking. Now, technology has caught up with desire, and management regimes are needed to guide human use of these important resource domains. In The Global Commons, Susan Buck considers the history of human interactions with each of the global commons areas and provides a concise yet thorough account of the evolution of management regimes for each area. She explains historical underpinnings of international law, examines the stakeholders involved, and discusses current policy and problems associated with it. Buck applies key analytical concepts drawn from institutional analysis and regime theory to examine how legal and political concerns have affected the evolution of management regimes for the global commons. She presents in-depth case studies of each of the four regimes, outlining the historical evolution of the commons -- development of interest in exploiting the resource domain; conflicts among nations over the use of the commons; and efforts to design institutions to control access to the domains and to regulate their use -- and concluding with a description of the management regime that eventually emerged from the informal and formal negotiations. The Global Commons provides a clear, useful introduction to the subject that will be of interest to general readers as well as to students in international relations and international environmental law, and in environmental law and policy generally.

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Publisher : Sage
ISBN 13 : 9789353883638
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Commons written by and published by Sage. This book was released on 2020-08 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Commons: Issues, Concerns and Strategies presents a comprehensive international perspective on the global commons - natural resource domains that are not subject to national jurisdictions and are accessible to all nations. These include the oceans, atmosphere and outer space, and specific locations such as Antarctica. Due to their critical importance in maintaining human lives and livelihoods, and their vulnerability to depletion, the collaborative preservation of the global commons is of great relevance to all human communities. Leading world powers, such as France, are increasingly adopting environmental policies as key to their functioning as democracies. After the Paris Climate Conference, there has been a spurt in cooperation between major nations, such as France and India, in the fight against climate change. This book provides exhaustive coverage of all the major facets of preservation of the global commons. It will, therefore, prove indispensable to all stakeholders in a new, just and sustainable world order.

Author : Shangrila Joshi
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000369463
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Climate Change Justice and Global Resource Commons written by Shangrila Joshi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-04-04 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the multiple scales at which the inequities of climate change are borne out. Shangrila Joshi engages in a multi-scalar analysis of the myriad ways in which various resource commons – predominantly atmosphere and forests – are implicated in climate governance, with a consistent emphasis throughout on the justice implications for disenfranchised communities. The book starts with an analysis of North-South inequities in responsibility, vulnerability, and capability, as evidenced in global climate treaty negotiations from Rio to Paris. It then moves on to examine the ways in which structural inequalities are built into the conceptualization and operationalization of various neoliberal climate solutions such as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). Drawing on qualitative interviews conducted in Delhi, Kathmandu, and the Terai region of Nepal, participant observation at the Climate Conference in Copenhagen (COP-15), and textual analysis of official documents, the book articulates a geography of climate justice, considering how ideas of injustice pertaining to colonialism, race, Indigeneity, caste, gender, and global inequality intersect with the politics of scale. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of environmental justice, climate justice, climate policy, political ecology, and South Asian studies.

Author : Kathryn Harrison
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262288877
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Commons, Domestic Decisions written by Kathryn Harrison and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2010-07-23 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comparative case studies and analyses of the influence of domestic politics on countries' climate change policies and Kyoto ratification decisions. Climate change represents a “tragedy of the commons” on a global scale, requiring the cooperation of nations that do not necessarily put the Earth's well-being above their own national interests. And yet international efforts to address global warming have met with some success; the Kyoto Protocol, in which industrialized countries committed to reducing their collective emissions, took effect in 2005 (although without the participation of the United States). Reversing the lens used by previous scholarship on the topic, Global Commons, Domestic Decisions explains international action on climate change from the perspective of countries' domestic politics. In an effort to understand both what progress has been made and why it has been so limited, experts in comparative politics look at the experience of seven jurisdictions in deciding whether or not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and to pursue national climate change mitigation policies. By analyzing the domestic politics and international positions of the United States, Australia, Russia, China, the European Union, Japan, and Canada, the authors demonstrate clearly that decisions about global policies are often made locally, in the context of electoral and political incentives, the normative commitments of policymakers, and domestic political institutions. Using a common analytical framework throughout, the book offers a unique comparison of the domestic political forces within each nation that affect climate change policy and provides insights into why some countries have been able to adopt innovative and aggressive positions on climate change both domestically and internationally.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Commons written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William D. Nordhaus
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262640541
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Warming the World written by William D. Nordhaus and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003-08-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents in detail a pair of models of the economics of climate change. The models, called RICE-99 (for the Regional Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy) and DICE-99 (for the Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy) build on the authors' earlier work, particularly their RICE and DICE models of the early 1990s. Humanity is risking the health of the natural environment through a myriad of interventions, including the atmospheric emission of trace gases such as carbon dioxide, the use of ozone-depleting chemicals, the engineering of massive land-use changes, and the destruction of the habitats of many species. It is imperative that we learn to protect our common geophysical and biological resources. Although scientists have studied greenhouse warming for decades, it is only recently that society has begun to consider the economic, political, and institutional aspects of environmental intervention. To do so raises formidable challenges of data modeling, uncertainty, international coordination, and institutional design. Attempts to deal with complex scientific and economic issues have increasingly involved the use of models to help analysts and decision makers understand likely future outcomes as well as the implications of alternative policies. This book presents in detail a pair of models of the economics of climate change. The models, called RICE-99 (for the Regional Dynamic Integrated model of Climate and the Economy) and DICE-99 (for the Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy) build on the authors' earlier work, particularly their RICE and DICE models of the early 1990s. They can help policy makers design better economic and environmental policies.

Author : V. K. Prabhakar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788126109050
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Global Commons written by V. K. Prabhakar and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Man Himself Is A Part Of Nature He Is Affected And In Turn Affects The Other Constituents, Which Are As Much A Part Of Nature As Man Himself. Climate Has From The Very Beginning Regulated Man In Practically Every Aspect Of Life And Has Played A Very Important Role In The Development Of Civilizations All Around The World.The Global Climate Change Is Global In Impact, Not In Sources. A Problem That Is Absolutely Impossible For Either A Single Nation Or A Single Area To Resolve, It Seems Unreasonable To Blame And Expect Only A Few Nations And Regions To Take Up The Responsibility For Wroughting The Change And Then Finding Means Of Restraining And Wiping It Totally From The Face Of The Earth.Several Conferences In The Recent Years Have Taken Place Which Have Provided International Policy Framework To Be Considered When Dealing With The Science Of The Global Climate Change.This Book Is Designed To Bring Together The Succinct Information On Global Commons. The Rich Readings Contained In The Book Will Immensely Benefit The Readers.

Author : Keyuan Zou
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004373330
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Commons and the Law of the Sea written by Keyuan Zou and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-08-23 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Global Commons and the Law of the Sea respectively addresses the principle of the common heritage of mankind (CHM), freedoms of high seas, deep sea mining and international seabed, area beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) governance, management of geoengineering and generic resources, and recent developments in the polar regions.