Earth System Governance: World Politics in the Anthropocene

by Frank Biermann

Book Overview

A new model for effective global environmental governance in an era of human-caused planetary transformation and disruption.

Humans are no longer spectators who need to adapt to their natural environment. Our impact on the earth has caused changes that are outside the range of natural variability and are equivalent to such major geological disruptions as ice ages. Some scientists argue that we have entered a new epoch in planetary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262526697
• ISBN13: 9780262526692
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher