Global Environmental Governance, Technology and Politics: The Anthropocene Gap

by Victor Galaz

Book Overview

We live on an increasingly human-dominated planet. Our impact on the Earth has become so huge that researchers now suggest that it merits its own geological epoch - the 'Anthropocene' - the age of humans. Combining theory development and case studies of 'planetary boundaries', emerging infectious diseases, financial markets and geoengineering, this groundbreaking book explores the 'Anthropocene Gap' otherwise known as society's current failure to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783478918
• ISBN13: 9781783478910
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages